Guaraní Aquifer System sedimentary petrography of outcropping formations and hydrogeologic implications
Petrografía sedimentaria de las formaciones aflorantes del Sistema Acuífero Guaraní e implicancias hidrogeológicas
Resumen:
Petrographic analyses are presented for the Rivera, Tacuarembó and Cuchilla Ombú formations, which constitute the outcropping Guaraní Aquifer System in the Rivera and Tacuarembó departments, Uruguay. Sedimentary petrography studies were carried out with the objective of qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the porosity of sedimentary rocks. To determine the porosity in sandstones, the method of impregnation of petrographic thin sections followed by point-counting of total pore area and interconnected pore area was used. Clast and matrix composition was determined using both optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM), with an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer (EDS) The study shows average values of total porosity of 17% and effective porosity of 14% for the Rivera and Cuchilla Ombú aquifer units and average value of total porosity of 15% and effective porosity of 9% for the Tacuarembó unit. There are compo-sitional differences between sandstones of the Rivera and Tacuarembó formations, the former being essentially quartz-arenites and the latter predominantly subarkoses and sublithic arenites.
Se presentan análisis petrográficos de las Formaciones Rivera, Tacuarembó y Cuchilla Ombú, formaciones sedimentarias que integran el Sistema Acuífero Guaraní aflorante en los Departamentos de Rivera y Tacuarembó, Uruguay. Los estudios de petrografía sedimentaria se llevan a cabo con el objetivo de evaluar cualitativamente y cuantitativamente la porosidad de las rocas sedimentarias. Para determinar la porosidad en las areniscas, se utilizó el método de impregnación de cortes petrográficos con conteo de porostotales y conteo de poros interconectados. La composición de los clastos y de la matriz se determinó utilizando microscopio óptico y microscopio electrónico de barrido (SEM) con analizador de rayos X (EDS). El estudio arroja valores medios de porosidad total de 17% y de porosidad efectiva de 14% para las unidades acuíferas Rivera y Cuchilla Ombú y valor medio de porosidad total de 15% y de porosidad efectiva 9% para la unidad Tacuarembó. Hay diferencias composicionales entre areniscas de las Formaciones Rivera y Tacuarembó, las primeras son esencial-mente cuarzoarenitas y las segundas predominantemente subarcosas y sublitarenitas.
2022 | |
Guaraní Aquifer System Porosity Sedimentary petrography Mesozoic |
|
Inglés | |
Universidad de la República | |
COLIBRI | |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/41418 | |
Acceso abierto | |
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0) |
Sumario: | Petrographic analyses are presented for the Rivera, Tacuarembó and Cuchilla Ombú formations, which constitute the outcropping Guaraní Aquifer System in the Rivera and Tacuarembó departments, Uruguay. Sedimentary petrography studies were carried out with the objective of qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the porosity of sedimentary rocks. To determine the porosity in sandstones, the method of impregnation of petrographic thin sections followed by point-counting of total pore area and interconnected pore area was used. Clast and matrix composition was determined using both optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM), with an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer (EDS) The study shows average values of total porosity of 17% and effective porosity of 14% for the Rivera and Cuchilla Ombú aquifer units and average value of total porosity of 15% and effective porosity of 9% for the Tacuarembó unit. There are compo-sitional differences between sandstones of the Rivera and Tacuarembó formations, the former being essentially quartz-arenites and the latter predominantly subarkoses and sublithic arenites. |
---|