Differentiation of clastic sedimentary systems using March-Dollase preferred orientation actor

A sediment analyzer tool comprising:

• an X-ray diffraction device configured to apply x-rays to a sample to obtain diffraction pattern data for the sample;
• a computing device having a March-Dollase orientation factor calculator and a classifier implemented on at least one processor;
• wherein the March-Dollase orientation factor calculator is configured to calculate a March-Dollase orientation factor of a crystallographic plane of the sample based on the diffraction pattern data, and
• wherein the classifier is configured to classify the calculated March-Dollase orientation factor to identify a type of clastic sedimentary system corresponding to the sample and
• wherein the March-Dollase orientation factor calculator is configured to calculate a March-Dollase preferred orientation factor Pj according to a March model based on the equation:
• P
• j
• =
• [
• r
• -
• 1
• ⁢
• sin
• 2
• ⁢
• θ
• j
• +
• r
• 2
• ⁢
• cos
• 2
• ⁢
• θ
• j
• ]
• -
• 3
• /
• 2
• where θj is an angle between a direction of crystallographic preferred orientation and a reciprocal-lattice vector for a Bragg peak that is corrected and r is a March parameter.

A sediment analyzer tool comprising:

• an X-ray diffraction device configured to apply x-rays to a sample to obtain diffraction pattern data for the sample;
• non-transitory computer-readable memory having instructions executable by at least one processor to perform the following operations:
• calculating a March-Dollase orientation factor of a crystallographic plane of the sample based on diffraction pattern data obtained by the X-ray diffraction device, and
• classifying the calculated March-Dollase orientation factor to identify a type of clastic sedimentary system corresponding to the sample,
• wherein the type of clastic sedimentary system includes one or more of fluvial, lake, interdune, or dune types of sedimentary systems and
• wherein the calculating operation comprises calculating a March-Dollase preferred orientation factor Pj according to a March model based on the equation:
• P
• j
• =
• [
• r
• -
• 1
• ⁢
• sin
• 2
• ⁢
• θ
• j
• +
• r
• 2
• ⁢
• cos
• 2
• ⁢
• θ
• j
• ]
• -
• 3
• /
• 2
• where θj is an angle between a direction of crystallographic preferred orientation and a reciprocal-lattice vector for a Bragg peak that is corrected and r is a March parameter.