PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSES

SPECIALIZED ON

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

I offer petrographic analyses for companies, universities, and individuals.

Applications range from purely academic research to the industrial exploration of CCS sites (Carbon Capture and Storage) and the exploration for natural resources.

Petrographic analyses include mineral composition, porosity, texture and structure, grainsize analyses, photomicrographic documentation, and detailed data tables and graphs.

If requested, I interprete the data with respect to facies, sediment provenance, diagenetic history, reservoir characteristics, and more.

Do you have additional data that requires interpretation and integration (for example geochemical data, sedimentary logs) or venture into new fields and require literature reviews? I´am happy to be contracted for project work and reporting.

Contact me and I will listen to your requests and prepare a customized plan.

Why sedimentary rocks?

Sedimentary rocks hold a wealth of information about our world and how it formed. Sedimentary rocks are the erosional and redeposited products of other rocks, sometimes whole mountain ranges, and often contain fossils. Carbonate rocks are "born", for example by the growth of corals and other organisms with calcareous shells. Therefore, sedimentary rocks provide humanity not only an archive about the geological evolution, such as the formation and erosion of mountain ranges, the path of ancient river systems, volcanic activity, past ocean and climate conditions, but also about the evolution of life.

Moreover, sedimentary rocks are corner”stones” in our society and industry

Many sedimentary rocks, such as sandstones and carbonates, can have very high porosities. These bodies of rocks form important reservoir rocks and are important targets for carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites.

Other sedimentary rocks, such as mudstones and salt form impermeable layers or bodies of rock. These rocks provide structures for radioactive waste repositories or act as caprocks for the subsurface storage of CO2, or as trapping mechanisms for hot water (geothermal applications).

Sedimentary rocks further can react with metal-laden fluids migrating through the rock and provide important metal resources needed for the energy transition. One of many examples is copper, which is needed in huge quantities to make the electrification of our energy demand possible.

This shows, how diverse sedimentary rocks and their applications for our societies are. Therefore, I aim to deliver a personalized service and take customer care seriously. Before starting analyses I will sit down with you to understand your needs and expectations. Building a relationship helps to provide a customized service.