莺歌海盆地东方区黄流组一段储层成岩作用机理及孔隙演化

根据化学热力学和流体动力学,探讨了莺歌海盆地东方区黄流组一段储层成岩机理、成岩模式及孔隙演化。研究表明:(1)成岩阶段参与反应的矿物主要有长石、高岭石、伊蒙混层、伊利石、石英以及少量的碳酸盐胶结物,来自于下伏地层的有机酸、高温热流体及超压为矿物反应提供了高温高压的酸性流体环境。(2)同生-早成岩A期,系统开放,地层温度在70℃以下,高岭石、蒙皂石伊利石化,驱使不稳定的斜长石大量溶蚀,钾长石得以保存,石英部分加大,局部碳酸盐沉淀,孔隙演化趋势为先减少后稳定。早成岩B期-中成岩A期,系统半封闭,地层温度70~140℃,高温高压的酸性环境下钾长石大量溶蚀,并驱使蒙皂石继续向伊利石转化,钠长石大量保存,SiO_2沉淀,孔隙演化趋势呈稳定的减少态势;中成岩B期以后,系统封闭,地层温度约140℃,高岭石和钾长石直接反应,生成伊利石,钾长石基本消耗殆尽,高岭石与伊利石共存,大量钠长石剩余,部分石英加大边呈港湾状溶蚀,孔隙演化曲线出现局部回春。     

矿物聚合材料固化过程中的聚合反应机理研究

以粉煤灰、高岭石等为原料,制备出具有良好力学性能和耐酸性的矿物聚合材料制品,可代替部分硅酸盐水泥制品。根据矿物聚合材料制品在3 d、7 d、14 d、28 d的X射线衍射(XRD)、红外光谱（IR）、扫描电镜（SEM）、核磁共振（NMR）等测试分析结果,研究了该材料固化过程中的聚合反应机理。研究结果表明,矿物聚合材料在固化过程中的反应如下：（1）粉煤灰中的玻璃相在强碱的作用下首先发生溶解,其中部分Si-O、Al-O键发生断裂;（2）断裂之后的Si、Al组分在碱金属离子Na⁺、OH^- 等作用下形成Si、Al低聚体（-Si-O-Na、-Si-O-Ca-OH、Al(OH)^-₄、Al(OH)^2-₅、Al(OH)^3-₆）,而后随着溶液组成和各种离子浓度的变化,这些低聚体形成凝胶状的类沸石前驱体;（3）前驱体脱水形成非晶相物质。核磁共振分析结果表明,28 d制品中,Si的存在方式以Q⁴为主。研究结果为进一步揭示矿物聚合材料的形成机理、改善制品的性能奠定了良好的基础。     

高岭石与碱性驱替剂间作用的实验研究

用Ｔｅｆｌｏｎ惰性反应器在２５℃、５０℃、和７５℃的条件下，以１ｇ／２０ｍｌ的固／液比，研究了高岭石与各三个浓度的两种碱性驱替剂间（Ｎａ２ＣＯ３和ＮａＯＨ）的作用，反应时间为０～６００ｈ，对反应后液相中的硅、铝元素浓度参数和固相物质分别进行了分光光度法和Ｘ－射线衍射（ＸＲＤ）检测，弄清了实验研究参数与液相参数和高岭石相变的关系，得出了高岭石在ＮａＯＨ溶液中存在非一致性的溶蚀趋势。高岭石在碱液中会发生溶蚀，进而可生成方钠石。此研究增加了对碱驱的认识，对提高原油采收率是一项有意义的研究工作。     

深层碎屑岩自生矿物成因机理及其对储层物性的影响——以渤海歧南断阶带侏罗系为例

自生矿物特征和成因机理对深层碎屑岩储层物性具有重要影响。以渤海海域歧南断阶带侏罗系为例,通过岩心、薄片、扫描电镜、电子探针、同位素、包裹体、X衍射分析等技术手段,对研究区侏罗系深层碎屑岩储层自生矿物的类型、特征、成因机理及对优质储层发育的控制作用进行研究。结果表明：研究区侏罗系碎屑岩属于中孔-低渗储层,非均质性强;主要自生矿物类型为硅质矿物、碳酸盐矿物、黏土矿物3类;早期形成的硅质石英衬垫和碳酸盐胶结物控制了孔隙的发育和演化,沿颗粒表面分布的早期硅质石英衬垫有效抑制了后期石英加大生长,并增强了岩石的抗压能力,有利于原生孔隙保存;早期碳酸盐胶结物增强了储层抗压实能力,并为后期储层遭受溶蚀形成溶蚀孔提供了物质基础,有利于高孔隙储层形成;黏土矿物控制了储层渗透率差异,储层渗透率与自生高岭石体积分数呈正相关性,较高渗透率储层分布于侏罗系中段高岭石富集带内。研究区侏罗系碎屑岩发育原生孔隙体积分数高、微晶石英衬垫发育的Ⅰ类有利储层和粒间溶蚀孔隙较发育、具显著表生成岩作用特点的Ⅱ类有利储层,二者孔隙演化存在明显差异。Ⅰ类有利储层主要受早—中成岩期微晶石英衬垫抗压实作用控制,浅层和深层均可发育高孔隙储层;Ⅱ类有利储层主要受表生期风化淋滤作用控制,可在风化壳附近形成优质储层,整体上Ⅰ类储层物性优于Ⅱ类。     

东营凹陷沙河街组砂岩储层高岭石类型、特征及其成因

高岭石是东营凹陷沙河街组砂岩储层中常见的黏土矿物,对储层物性具有重要的影响,但目前对其特征及成因的研究较少。本文利用薄片分析、阴极发光、扫描电镜、X射线能谱等多种技术手段,结合东营凹陷构造演化、流体活动历史与成岩序列研究了东营凹陷高岭石的类型、特征及其成因。研究结果表明:东营凹陷沙河街组砂岩储层主要发育两类高岭石,第一类高岭石晶形发育良好,单偏光下呈鳞片-蠕虫状,扫描电镜下单晶呈假六方片状,晶体排列紧密,集合体呈蠕虫状或书页状,成分纯;第二类高岭石晶形发育不及第一期,单偏光下呈鳞片状,扫描电镜下可见晶层卷曲,晶体排列疏松,集合体呈手风琴状,其成分中除了Al、Si、O还含有少量Fe、Ca元素。高岭石主要为自生高岭石,是长石在有机质演化过程中产生的酸性流体作用下发生溶蚀作用的产物。但是,两类高岭石具有不同的形成时期、成因和形成环境,其中,第一类高岭石主要形成于东营末期,是沙四段上部烃源岩生烃和油气成藏时生成的有机酸溶蚀长石的产物;而第二类高岭石形成于馆陶期末和明化镇组大规模油气充注时期,此时,处于晚成岩A期,大量的蒙脱石向伊利石转化,酸性流体中含有较多的Fe2+、Ca2+等。     

石嘴山双纪煤田煤中矿物特征对比研究

以石嘴山煤田汝箕沟矿区侏罗纪的二煤、三煤和石炭井矿区二叠纪的四煤、五煤为研究对象,采用低温灰的化学组成分析和X射线衍射分析,对煤中矿物特征做对比研究。结果表明:汝箕沟矿区样品与石炭井矿区样品在化学成分、灰成分指数、Si和Al比值上,都具有明显差异;汝箕沟矿区样品X衍射图谱的波峰最大值远远小于石炭井矿区的样品值,两者的图谱形态也存在很大差异;汝箕沟矿区样品中以高岭石、伊利石、石英为主,其它很少,高岭石约占65%;石炭井矿区样品中以高岭石占绝对优势,约占85%,其他矿物含量较少。化学组成分析的结果和X射线衍射分析的结果具有较好的对应性。     

鄂尔多斯盆地上古生界层序格架内的成岩作用

鄂尔多斯盆地上古生界主要发育石英砂岩、岩屑砂岩、杂砂岩、“牛毛毡砂岩”、黑色石英砂岩等五种砂岩类型。这些砂岩具有成份成熟度较高、结构成熟度中—低、以正粒序为主、粒级普遍为中粗粒、储层填隙物类型多、含量变化大的特点。经历了三个重要成岩阶段:早成岩压实期—原生孔隙大量破坏损失期，中成岩A期—有机酸溶蚀—次生孔隙发育期，中成岩B期—埋藏压溶再胶结成岩期。在SQ8主要发育压溶、高岭石溶蚀、石英次生加大等成岩作用。SQ11主要发育硅质胶结、碳酸盐胶结成岩作用。成岩相可分为三级五类，即Ⅰ强压溶—石英加大相；Ⅱ压溶—碳酸盐溶蚀—高岭石交代相及溶蚀—弱杂基充填—高岭石交代相；Ⅲ强压实—粘土胶结相及强压实—碳酸盐胶结、交代相。区内储层整体为低孔低渗的致密砂岩储层，以发育次生孔隙为主，包括粒间溶孔、粒内溶孔和高岭石晶间孔，原生孔隙较少保留。通过对沉积砂体展布、储层成岩相类型及储集性能的综合分析，对有利的储层分布区带进行了预测。     

东营凹陷碎屑岩储层长石溶蚀、Al迁移富集特征

成岩作用过程中骨架颗粒长石的溶蚀淋滤是碎屑岩储层形成次生孔隙的重要作用。长石在溶蚀反应中Al元素的活动性最低,只有在流体动力较强的条件下Al才发生迁移作用,长石溶蚀反应中高岭石的形成与分布受控于Al的迁移富集能力。因此研究成岩元素Al在流体中迁移富集特征对于储层评价具有重要意义。运用铸体薄片、扫描电镜以及粉晶衍射等分析测试技术,对东营凹陷碎屑岩储层的成岩特征进行了研究,结果在镜下可见研究区长石溶蚀以及Al的迁移富集特征明显。通过斜长石溶蚀形成高岭石的化学反应方程式,对比反应前后斜长石含量的变化,对河140井2 9213~2 9258 m深度段的砂岩进行了理论高岭石含量的计算。这种理论计算结果和实际形成高岭石含量曲线的差异,说明相对开放体系里长石溶蚀产物Al发生了微观的迁移富集作用。通过研究牛庄凹陷砂岩夹层中高岭石的含量分布特征,发现在砂泥岩界面靠近砂体一侧出现高岭石的富集,说明长石溶蚀产物Al在一定的流体动力条件下发生了迁移富集。研究区储层中长石溶解后形成高岭石,且其分布基本上受流体活动活跃的砂/泥岩界面位置和岩石物性控制。以钠长石和钾长石溶蚀形成高岭石和石英为例,对成岩反应前后岩石的体积变化进行了理论计算,结果表明如果长石溶解产物Al没有发生较大尺度的迁移,那么长石溶蚀后几乎相等体积的次生矿物将会沉淀充填孔隙。对于碎屑岩储层,次生孔隙发育的岩相学特征只能说明砂岩骨架颗粒发生了溶蚀作用、引起了孔隙重新分布、增加了砂体的非均质性,不足以说明砂岩孔隙度是否会真正提高。同时高岭石含量不能作为有效次生孔隙发育的标志,只有在Al发生迁移净输出之后,才能真正提高储集层的物性。     

库车坳陷白垩系深层致密砂岩储层溶蚀作用实验模拟研究

库车坳陷前陆区白垩系发育特低物性、强非均质性和高稳产砂岩储层,溶蚀作用显著,但成因机制尚不是很明确。利用高温高压热模拟实验还原了目的层在成岩演化过程中1种表生流体和2种埋藏流体环境下溶蚀作用差异,揭示了成岩矿物演化过程及储集空间结构变化特征。结果表明,表生成岩期大气淡水淋滤弱酸性流体环境（CO₂饱和溶液,pCO₂=1 MPa）溶蚀作用最为显著,长石类矿物发生明显溶蚀,石英和黏土矿物相对难溶,Na+、Ca2+和K+等离子析出明显,Si4+和Al3+析出较少,样品表面沉淀出较多的疑似多边形石英和铝硅酸类矿物;成岩晚期油气充注酸性流体环境（乙酸溶液,2 mL/L）溶蚀作用其次,易于溶解白云石、石膏和长石类矿物,Ca2+、Mg2+、Na+和Si4+等离子析出明显,样品表面无沉淀;成岩早-中期碱性流体环境（NaHCO₃溶液,pH=7.46、HCO₃-=0.6 mol/L）溶蚀作用相对较弱,石英、长石和部分黏土矿物均发生了不同程度的溶蚀,且随着温度、压力的增加,溶蚀作用程度增加。综合分析表明:表生流体是研究区砂岩储层溶蚀孔隙发育的关键因素,其次为有机酸和碱性埋藏流体。这一认识能够丰富致密砂岩储层孔隙成岩演化理论,为下一步寻找规模储层发育区和气田有效开发提供理论支撑。     

土壤中高岭石的X射线衍射全谱拟合定量分析方法研究

本文通过提纯高纯度石英、方解石、高岭石,配置了三种已知矿物成分含量的土壤模拟样品（高岭石、石英二相模拟土壤样品,高岭石、石英、方解石三相模拟土壤样品,高岭石、自然土壤混合样品）,利用X射线衍射TOPAS全谱拟合定量分析方法对配制的9组高岭石、石英二相模拟土壤样品,9组高岭石、石英、方解石三相模拟土壤样品,9组高岭石、自然土壤混合样品三种系列覆盖4个矿物梯度的模拟土壤实验样品进行矿物定量分析,成功对比了其矿物理论含量与测试含量。通过对不含高岭石系土壤和含高岭石系土壤加标高岭石的方法,验证了X射线衍射全谱拟合定量分析法可以应用于土壤高岭石定量分析的稳定性与准确性。     

Diagenesis in the Middle Jurassic Khatatba Formation sandstones in the Shoushan Basin,northern Western Desert,Egypt

The Middle Jurassic Khatatba Formation acts as a hydrocarbon reservoir in the subsurface in the Western Desert, Egypt. This study, which is based on core samples from two exploration boreholes, describes the lithological and diagenetic characteristics of the Khatatba Formation sandstones. The sandstones are fine‐ to coarse‐grained, moderately to well‐sorted quartz arenites, deposited in fluvial channels and in a shallow‐marine setting. Diagenetic components include mechanical and chemical compaction, cementation (calcite, clay minerals, quartz overgrowths, and a minor amount of pyrite), and dissolution of calcite cements and feldspar grains. The widespread occurrence of an early calcite cement suggests that the Khatatba sandstones lost a significant amount of primary porosity at an early stage of its diagenetic history. In addition to calcite, several different cements including kaolinite and syntaxial quartz overgrowth occur as pore‐filling and pore‐lining cements. Kaolinite (largely vermicular) fills pore spaces and causes reduction in the permeability of the reservoir. Based on framework grain–cement relationships, precipitation of the early calcite cement was either accompanied by or followed the development of part of the pore‐lining and pore‐filling cements. Secondary porosity development occurred due to partial to complete dissolution of early calcite cements and feldspar. Late kaolinite clay cement occurs due to dissolved feldspar and has an impact on the reservoir quality of the Khatatba sandstones. Open hydraulic fractures also generated significant secondary porosity in sandstone reservoirs, where both fractures and dissolution took place in multiple phases during late diagenetic stages. The diagenesis and sedimentary facies help control the reservoir quality of the Khatatba sandstones. Fluvial channel sandstones have the highest porosities and permeabilities, in part because of calcite cementation, which inhibited authigenic clays or was later dissolved, creating intergranular secondary porosity. Fluvial crevasse‐splay and marine sandstones have the lowest reservoir quality because of an abundance of depositional kaolinite matrix and pervasive, shallow‐burial calcite and quartz overgrowth cements, respectively. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Coupled alkali-feldspar dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation in batch systems: 1. New experiments at 200 °C and 300 bars

Batch reactor experiments were conducted to assess perthitic alkali-feldspar dissolution and secondary mineral formation in an initially acidic fluid (pH = 3.1) at 200 °C and 300 bars. Temporal evolution of fluid chemistry was monitored by major element analysis of in situ fluid samples. Solid reaction products were retrieved from two identical experiments terminated after 5 and 78 days. Scanning electron microscopy revealed dissolution features and significant secondary mineral coverage on feldspar surfaces. Boehmite and kaolinite were identified as secondary minerals by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of alkali-feldspar surfaces before and after reaction showed a trend of increasing Al/Si ratios and decreasing K/Al ratios with reaction progress, consistent with the formation of boehmite and kaolinite.Saturation indices of feldspars and secondary minerals suggest that albite dissolution occurred throughout the experiments, while K-feldspar exceeded saturation after 216 h of reaction. Reactions proceeded slowly and full equilibrium was not achieved, the relatively high temperature of the experiments notwithstanding. Thus, time series observations indicate continuous supersaturation with respect to boehmite and kaolinite, although the extent of this decreased with reaction progress as the driving force for albite dissolution decreased. The first experimental evidence of metastable co-existence of boehmite, kaolinite and alkali feldspar in the feldspar hydrolysis system is consistent with theoretical models of mineral dissolution/precipitation kinetics where the ratio of the secondary mineral precipitation rate constant to the rate constant of feldspar dissolution is well below unity. This has important implications for modeling the time-dependent evolution of feldspar dissolution and secondary mineral formation in natural systems.     

惠民凹陷古近系碎屑岩次生孔隙纵向分布规律

为了在油气勘探的过程中更加准确地预测有效储层的分布, 根据铸体薄片、扫描电镜、碳酸盐含量、镜质体反射率、粘土矿物以及储层物性等数据, 研究了惠民凹陷古近系砂岩次生孔隙的纵向分布规律.在小于1400m的深度, 砂岩的孔隙主要为压实和胶结之后的原生粒间孔隙; 在埋深超过1400m以后开始出现少量次生孔隙, 在1400~1500m深度范围形成原生孔隙与次生孔隙并存的混合孔隙带; 超过1500m, 大量的次生孔隙出现在1500~2300m和2700~4000m的2个深度段.所收集的砂岩孔隙度和渗透率数据在纵向上的变化关系也间接证实了这一点.次生孔隙主要为长石溶蚀成因, 碳酸盐胶结物溶蚀是次要的.在次生孔隙发育带内, 惠民凹陷烃源岩演化产生大量有机酸和泥岩中的粘土矿物迅速脱水是产生溶蚀作用形成次生孔隙的直接原因.      

Laumontization and Secondary Pores of Sandstones in the Paleogene and Upper Cretaceous Coal Measures, off Northeast Honshu, Japan

Abstract. Sandstones with high reservoir quality occur in the Paleogene and Upper Cretaceous coal measures off Sanriku and Sohma in the Pacific coast of northeast Honshu. The sandstone porosity was generally produced by the dissolution of calcite cement and clastic grains such as feldspar and glassy volcanics. The most probable cause of dissolution is the organic acids generated from the maturation of coal and coaly matter in the deeply subsiding source area prior to thermogenic hydrocarbon generation. The pore fluid including organic acids dissolved calcite and clastic silicates to form a small amount of laumontite and kaolinite at around 60C. The acidic and not neutralized pore fluid was responsible for the formation of kaoli-nite. On the other hand, laumontite was formed when the acidic pore fluid was neutralized and then made alkaline after the reaction with minerals such as plagioclase, glassy volcanics and calcite cement. Therefore, laumontite and kaolinite generally occur separately. Laumontite is 0.6–4.6 % by volume, whereas kaolinite is 0.6–9.8 % and the sandstone porosity remains from 10 to 22 %. This type of laumontization after the secondary pore formation might not give a severe damage to the reservoir property of the Paleogene and Upper Cretaceous coal measures in the Pacific coast of northeast Honshu and indicates further exploration possibility.     

东营凹陷北部沙河街组四段深部储层多重成岩环境及演化模式

主要通过薄片鉴定、扫描电镜观察、包裹体分析、粘土矿物分析、镜质体反射率测试和岩心物性分析等手段,结合构造发育史和有机质热演化史等研究成果,以揭示东营凹陷北带古近系深部碎屑岩储层成岩环境及演化模式为目的展开研究工作。结果表明:东营凹陷北带古近系深部碎屑岩储层存在酸性、碱性和酸性碱性交替等多重成岩环境。酸性成岩环境以碳酸盐矿物溶解、长石溶解蚀变为高岭石并伴生石英次生加大等为标志,碱性成岩环境以石英质颗粒及其次生加大边溶解、长石次生加大和晚期碳酸盐矿物沉淀为标志。研究区古近系深部碎屑岩储层成岩环境由浅至深大致经历了碱性—酸性—酸性碱性交替(局部碱性较强)—碱性—弱碱性的演化过程,并建立了沙河街组四段的成岩演化和储层改造模式。     

鄂尔多斯盆地东部太原组碎屑岩中自生伊利石形成机制及其对储层形成的影响

鄂尔多斯盆地东部太原组砂岩骨架颗粒中几乎没有碎屑长石,残余的微量长石(在岩石中的平均含量为0.4%.低于X射线衍射检测限)主要为钾长石,同时具有较低的自生高岭石含量(1.02%)、很低的自生石英含量和同期火山物质含量,以及较高的自生伊利石含量(1.22%),这表明太原组的自生伊利石主要是在相对高温的深埋藏封闭条件下,通过钾长石溶解反应:钾长石+H~++H_2O→高岭石+硅质+K~+和高岭石伊利石化反应:高岭石+K~+→伊利石+H~++H_2O或其加和反应:钾长石+高岭石→硅质+伊利石+H_2O形成,后者通过消耗钾离子而克服钾长石溶解的动力学屏障,是前者的重要驱动反应,并向流体输出氢离子,因此对次生孔隙的形成、尤其是在相对深埋藏的成岩过程中与钾长石溶解有关的次生孔隙的形成具有显著的积极作用.     

准噶尔盆地克拉美丽气田滴西14井区石炭系蚀变凝灰岩储层热液作用过程及时限

为明确克拉美丽气田滴西地区石炭系蚀变熔结凝灰岩储层经历的流体作用及成岩孔隙演化过程,利用铸体薄片观察、扫描电镜、电子探针、阴极发光、荧光、微量/稀土元素分析及U-Pb同位素定年等方法技术开展综合研究.结果表明,火山碎屑物质的溶解及成岩转化为自生矿物的形成提供了物质基础;成岩过程中因埋藏、生烃、热液充注等活动而产生的成岩环境改变是控制区内孔隙形成及演化的重要因素:伴随着有机质的成熟,有机酸溶蚀形成大量晶屑铸模孔并在孔隙中沉淀出高岭石及石英;随着酸性流体向碱性转变,在溶蚀孔隙中沉淀出钠长石以及方解石,其充填作用使孔隙急剧减少;燕山中期（135±27 Ma）的构造热事件对储层形成及演化起到关键作用:高温、含硅热液流体的充注使基质中的伊利石转变为钾长石,同时二次溶解形成的Ca2+与流体携带的P5+、Ti4+、F-等离子结合形成含氟磷灰石、榍石充填孔隙,多余的SiO₂则在孔隙中沉淀出石英.随着成岩环境再次向碱性、还原环境转变,含砷黄铁矿进一步在孔隙中形成,高岭石则进一步向绿泥石转化.温度升高引起的脱玻化、黏土矿物/沸石矿物转化、重结晶作用以及溶解作用在一定程度上增加了岩石中的次生储集空间,有利于油气的储集.      

Kinetics of feldspar and quartz dissolution at 70–80°C and near-neutral pH: effects of organic acids and NaCl

Effects of the organic acid (OA) anions, oxalate and citrate, on the solubility and dissolution kinetics of feldspars (labradorite, orthoclase, and albite) at 80°C and of quartz at 70°C were investigated at pH 6 in separate batch experiments and in media with different ionic strength (0.02–2.2 M NaCl). Although it has been shown that OAs can increase rates of feldspar dissolution, prior experiments have focused primarily on dilute, highly undersaturated and acidic conditions where feldspar dissolution kinetics are dominated by H⁺ adsorption and exchange reactions. Many natural waters, however, are only weakly acidic and have variable ionic strength and composition which would be expected to influence mineral surface properties and mechanisms of organic ligand-promoted reactions.Oxalate and citrate (2–20 mM) increased the rate of quartz dissolution by up to a factor of 2.5. Quartz solubility, however, was not increased appreciably by these OAs, suggesting that Si–OA complexation is not significant under these conditions. The lack of significant OA–SiO₂ interaction is important to understanding the effects of OAs on the release of both Si and Al from feldspars. In contrast to quartz, both the rates of dissolution and amounts of Si and Al released from the three feldspars studied increased regularly with increasing OA concentration. Feldspar dissolution was congruent at all but the lowest OA concentrations. Total dissolved Al concentrations increased by 1–2 orders of magnitude in the presence of oxalate and citrate, and reached values as high as 43 mg/l (1.6 mM). Si concentrations reached values up to 65 mg/l (2.3 mM) in feldspar–OA experiments. Precipitation of authigenic clays was observed only in experiments without or at very low concentrations of OAs. The high concentrations of dissolved Si attained during dissolution of feldspars in OA solutions, relative to Si concentrations in quartz–OA experiments, is attributed to concomitant release of Si driven by strong Al–OA interactions.Modeling of the dependence of feldspar dissolution rates on OA concentration in natural diagenetic environments is complicated by the competing effects of overall solution chemistry and ionic strength on the dissolution mechanism. Results of experiments using labradorite (An₇₀) indicate that in OA-free solutions, dissolution is progressively slower at increasing NaCl concentrations (up to 2.2 M), in agreement with prior experiments on the effects of alkali metals on feldspar dissolution. The combined effects of oxalate and NaCl on labradorite dissolution rates are such that the rate increase due to oxalate is suppressed by the addition of NaCl. Thus, feldspar dissolution kinetics should be most significantly affected by a given concentration of OAs in low ionic strength solutions.