Particle size statistical method of granular minerals of shale

A particle size statistical method of granular minerals of shale, comprising:

• step 1:
• collecting shale samples from cores or outcrops;
• step 2:
• cutting the collected samples into 1 cm×1 cm×1 cm of particles;
• step 3:
• performing argon ion polishing on the cut samples, then placing the samples under a field emission scanning electron microscopy for observation;
• step 4:
• magnifying the samples by the field emission scanning electron microscopy to an appropriate magnification until mineral particles are clear, then observing the cut samples, collecting 500-1000 images at the same scale;
• step 5:
• using Adobe Photoshop image processing software to seamlessly splice the collected images, splicing adjacent images into one image, completing image splicing of multiple areas in sequence, and finally splicing all areas of the sample into one complete picture;
• step 6:
• marking mineral particles from the complete picture using ImageJ image analysis software and using Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) energy spectrum analysis to determine the mineral types of the marked mineral particles in the shale;
• step 7:
• using ImageJ image analysis software to perform background subtraction on the marked mineral types of shale mineral particles determined based on the EDS energy spectrum so that the images become binary images with only black highlighted shale mineral particles on a white background;
• step 8:
• marking the mineral particle types to be measured in sequence, then identifying edges of granular minerals through automatic scanning and manual tracking, and statistically analyzing and measuring particle sizes of minerals in a target area, and finally realizing extraction and calculation of particle sizes of minerals in a μm scale range in the binary images, and drawing a particle size distribution histogram of granular minerals.