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Opalinus Clay is one of the fine-grained sedimentary formations investigated as a possible geological repository for the long-term storage of radioactive waste. Porosity, pore size, pore shape and connectivity of pores will help to define sealing capacities of a host rock. Here a combination of FIB-SEM, BIB-SEM and μ-CT has been used in order to investigate the nm-mm scale microstructure of the Shaly facies of Opalinus Clay in 2D and 3D. The μ-CT measurements gave a 3D overview of the microstructure of a 2 mm core down to a 2.6 μm voxel size. Which showed cracks, larger bivalve fragments and pyrite nodules embedded in a matrix, which was investigated down to the nm scale (enabling to image the pores) in 2D using the BIB-SEM method. FIB-SEM measurements were afterwards performed on selected areas to investigate the pore shape and connectivity in 3D down to the nm scale.

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2014-04-06
2024-03-28
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