	, , Loon, Van L. R., , , , , , (2008) Preferred Orientations and Anisotropy in Shales: Callovo-Oxfordian Shale (France) and Opalinus Clay (Switzerland) Clays and Clay Minerals, 56 (3) 285-306 doi:10.1346/ccmn.2008.0560301	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	CALLOVO-OXFORDIAN SHALE (FRANCE) AND OPALINUS CLAY (SWITZERLAND) H. -R. W E N K 1 , M. V O L TO L I NI 1 , M...University of Bern, Switzerland 3 Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland 4 Andra, Laboratoire...near Bure, France, and Benken borehole and Mont Terri Rock Laboratory, Switzerland). A Callovo-Oxfordian...minerals and a random distribution for calcite. Opalinus shales from Benken and Mont Terri show strong alignment...alignment of illite-smectite, kaolinite, chlorite, and calcite. This intrinsic contribution to anisotropy is consistent
	Lerouge, Catherine, Grangeon, Sylvain, Claret, Francis, Gaucher, Eric, Blanc, Philippe, Guerrot, Catherine, Flehoc, Christine, Wille, Guillaume, Mazurek, Martin (2014) Mineralogical and Isotopic Record of Diagenesis from the Opalinus Clay Formation at Benken, Switzerland: Implications for the Modeling of Pore-Water Chemistry in a Clay Formation. Clays and Clay Minerals, 62 (4) 286-312 doi:10.1346/ccmn.2014.0620404	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	DIAGENESIS FROM THE OPALINUS CLAY FORMATION AT BENKEN, SWITZERLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MODELING OF PORE-WATER...Sciences, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland Abstract—Argillaceous rocks are considered to...the reduced Opalinus Clay formation (Fm) of the Benken borehole (30 km north of Zurich) which is intended...intended for nuclear-waste disposal in Switzerland. A diagenetic sequence is proposed, which serves as a...textural relationships. Early cementation of dominant calcite, rare dolomite, and pyrite formed by bacterial
	(2019) Identification of log units in clay rock formations based on local and spatial statistics of well-log properties: application to the Opalinus claystone in the Benken borehole. Special Publication, 482. Geological Society of London. 11-24 doi:10.1144/sp482-2018-22	Report (chapter)
	properties: application to the Opalinus claystone in the Benken borehole Alain Rabaute, Michel Garcia & Jens Becker...properties: application to the Opalinus claystone in the Benken borehole. ALAIN RABAUTE1, MICHEL H. GARCIA2, JENS...Waste (NAGRA), Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland* SC AR: ORCID 0000-0003-1369-0218 RI Correspondence:...measured at the Benken* borehole drilled through this formation in Northern Switzerland. The paper presents...sedimentary sequence in the Molasse Basin of northern Switzerland. The Opalinus Clay host rock formation (middle
	*Mazurek, Martin, Oyama, Takahiro, Wersin, Paul, Alt-Epping, Peter (2015) Pore-water squeezing from indurated shales. Chemical Geology, 400. 106-121 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.02.008*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland Nuclear Fuel Cycle Backend Research Center, CRIEPI...rocks in a drillcore from a deep borehole in NE Switzerland. The rocks are generally rich in clay minerals...University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 31 631 87 81. E-mail addresses: mazurek@geo...the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory in Switzerland (Pearson et al., 2003; Fernández et al., 2014)...sequence of the Molasse Basin in northeastern Switzerland was penetrated in 2011 by a deep cored borehole
	Van Loon, L.R., Baeyens, B., Bradbury, M.H. (2005) Diffusion and retention of sodium and strontium in Opalinus clay: Comparison of sorption data from diffusion and batch sorption measurements, and geochemical calculations. Applied Geochemistry, 20 (12) 2351-2363 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.08.008	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Institut, Diﬀusion Processes, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland Received 9 March 2005; accepted 11 August 2005...85Sr on Opalinus clay from Benken and the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory (Switzerland) was measured by through-...based on selectivity coeﬃcients in the case of Benken, and the batch sorption data in the case of Mont...physical and chemical barriers to the 0883-2927/$ - see front matter 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved...batch tests, apparent discrepancies have been found, see for example Miyahara et al. (1990), Oscarson and
	Wersin, Paul, Mazurek, Martin, Mäder, Urs K., Gimmi, Thomas, Rufer, Daniel, Lerouge, Catherine, Traber, Daniel (2016) Constraining porewater chemistry in a 250 m thick argillaceous rock sequence. Chemical Geology, 434. 43-61 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.04.006	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland BRGM-ISTO-UMR 7327, 3 av. C. Guillemin, B.P....France NAGRA, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland d Laboratory for Waste Management, Paul Scherrer...Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland b c a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...argillaceous rock sequence from a deep borehole in NE-Switzerland was investigated. The focus was to constrain...equilibrium model, including cation exchange reactions, calcite and celestite equilibrium showed good agreement
	*(2004) Development and application of the Nagra/PSI Chemical Thermodynamic Data Base 01/01. Special Publication, 236. Geological Society of London. 561-577 doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.2004.236.01.31*	Report (chapter)
	Waste Management Laboratory, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland (e-mail: tres. thoenen @psi. ch) 2paul Scherrer...Laboratory, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland 3Ground-Water Geochemistry, 411 East Front St. New Bern, NC 28560-4916...for planned radioactive waste repositories in Switzerland. For this purpose, the data base is focused on...Project of OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA TDB; see Grenthe et al. 1992; Silva et al. 1995; Rard et al...self-consistent set of thermodynamic constants (see the discussion of the ThO2-H20 and UO2-H20 systems
	Bernasconi, Stefano M., Meier, Irene, Wohlwend, Stephan, Brack, Peter, Hochuli, Peter A., Bläsi, Hansruedi, Wortmann, Ulrich G., Ramseyer, Karl (2017) An evaporite-based high-resolution sulfur isotope record of Late Permian and Triassic seawater sulfate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 204. 331-349 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.047	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland b Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich,... Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland c Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of...Zürich, Karl Schmid- Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland d Institute of Geological Sciences, University...3012 Bern, Switzerland e University of Toronto, Dept. of Earth Sciences, 22 Russel St., M5S 3B1, Toronto...Middle and Late Triassic evaporites of Northern Switzerland and literature data from evaporites from Germany
	Mazurek, Martin, Alt-Epping, Peter, Bath, Adrian, Gimmi, Thomas, Niklaus Waber, H., Buschaert, Stéphane, Cannière, Pierre De, Craen, Mieke De, Gautschi, Andreas, Savoye, Sébastien, Vinsot, Agnès, Wemaere, Isabelle, Wouters, Laurent (2011) Natural tracer profiles across argillaceous formations. Applied Geochemistry, 26 (7) 1035-1064 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.124	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland Intellisci, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough...UK Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland d Andra, Parc de la Croix Blanche, 92298 Châtenay-Malabry... 2400 Mol, Belgium f Nagra, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland g IRSN, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France...University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 31 631 47 69; fax: +41 31 631 48 43...L3MR, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 0883-2927/$ - see front matter Ó 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
	*Aubourg, Charles, Kars, Myriam, Pozzi, Jean-Pierre, Mazurek, Martin, Grauby, Olivier (2021) A Magnetic Geothermometer in Moderately Buried Shales. Minerals, 11 (9) 957 doi:10.3390/min11090957*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; martin.mazurek@geo.unibe.ch Cinam, UMR 7325...© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed...temperatures from boreholes. Peak burial Weiach 581.86 Benken 635.67 Herdern 1732.38 Berlingen 1912.78 Minerals...estimated for the Opalinus Clay in the Weiach and Benken Minerals 2021, 11, 957 of 18 boreholes. We collected...Temperature Borehole Riniken Schafisheim Weiach Benken Herdern Berlingen Kreuzlingen Depth RT-SIRM
	Koroleva, Margarita, Alt-Epping, Peter, Mazurek, Martin (2011) Large-scale tracer profiles in a deep claystone formation (Opalinus Clay at Mont Russelin, Switzerland): Implications for solute transport processes and transport properties of the rock. Chemical Geology, 280 (3) 284-296 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.11.016	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	claystone formation (Opalinus Clay at Mont Russelin, Switzerland): Implications for solute transport processes...University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...studied in the motorway tunnel at Mont Russelin, Switzerland. The Opalinus Clay occurs in the core of an anticline...Savoye et al., 2008), Opalinus Clay at Benken and Mont Terri, Switzerland (Gimmi et al., 2007; Rübel et al...koroleva@uni-hamburg.de (M. Koroleva). 0009-2541/$ – see front matter © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
	Joseph, C., Schmeide, K., Sachs, S., Brendler, V., Geipel, G., Bernhard, G. (2011) Sorption of uranium(VI) onto Opalinus Clay in the absence and presence of humic acid in Opalinus Clay pore water. Chemical Geology, 284 (3) 240-250 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.03.001	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	(OPA), a natural clay rock from Mont Terri, Switzerland, was investigated in the absence and presence... This can be attributed to the dissolution of calcite, a mineral constituent of the clay. The resulting...investigate salt dome (Germany, USA), clay (France, Switzerland, Belgium), and granite rock (Sweden, Finland...k.schmeide@hzdr.de (K. Schmeide). 0009-2541/$ – see front matter © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved...studied are Opalinus Clay (OPA) from Mont Terri, Switzerland (Claret et al., 2005; Courdouan et al., 2007;
	Zwingmann, Horst, Berger, Alfons, Eggenberger, Urs, Todd, Andrew, Herwegh, Marco (2017) Testing High-Voltage Electrical Discharges in Disintegrating Claystone for Isotopic and Mineralogical Studies: an Example Using Opalinus Claystone. Clays and Clay Minerals, 65 (5) 342-354 doi:10.1346/ccmn.2017.064072	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	STUDIES: AN EXAMPLE USING OPALINUS CLAYSTONE H O R ST Z W IN G M AN N 1 , * , A L FO N S B ER G E R 2 ...Geological Sciences, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland 3 CSIRO Energy, 26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington...claystone from the Mont Terri underground site (Switzerland) was investigated after disintegration by three...Words—Disintegration Methods, K-Ar Dating, Opalinus Clay, Switzerland. INTRODUCTION Because of their small grain size...claystone from the Opalinus Clay formation (Switzerland) by electrical fragmentation (EF), and to compare
	(2017) Measuring diffusion coefficients of dissolved He and Ar in three potential clay host formations: Boom Clay, Callovo-Oxfordian Clay and Opalinus Clay. Special Publication, 443. Geological Society of London. 349-360 doi:10.1144/sp443.1	Report (chapter)
	disposal in a geological repository. In Belgium, Switzerland and France, argillaceous formations are being...disposal in a geological repository. In Belgium, Switzerland and France, argillaceous formations are being...host formation (Labalette et al. 2010), and, in Switzerland, the National Cooperative for the Disposal of... interstratified smectite/illite and others), calcite, dolomite/ankerite, quartz, feldspars and minor...(illite, illite/ smectite, kaolinite and others), calcite, dolomite/ ankerite, quartz, feldspars, pyrite
	Pekala, Marek, Wersin, Paul, Cloet, Veerle, Diomidis, Nikitas (2019) Reactive transport calculations to evaluate sulphide fluxes in the near-field of a SF/HLW repository in the Opalinus Clay. Applied Geochemistry, 100. 169-180 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.11.006	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland NAGRA, Hardstrasse 73, 5430, Wettingen, Switzerland A R T I C LE I N FO...in the Opalinus Clay (OPA) rock formation in Switzerland. Copper coating of the steel disposal canister...the model are assessed. 1. Introduction In Switzerland, all categories of radioactive waste including...Terri Underground Research Laboratory (URL) in Switzerland. In the excavation-damaged zone (EDZ) of the...model include: the dissolution/ precipitation of calcite (CaCO3(s)) and dolomite (CaMgCO3), cation exchange
	Laurich, Ben, Urai, Janos L., Vollmer, Christian, Nussbaum, Christophe (2018) Deformation mechanisms and evolution of the microstructure of gouge in the Main Fault in Opalinus Clay in the Mont Terri rock laboratory (CH). Solid Earth, 9 (1). 1-24 doi:10.5194/se-9-1-2018	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Swisstopo, Seftigenstrasse 264, 3084 Wabern, Switzerland a now at: Federal Institute for Geosciences and...claystone in the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland). The laboratory is designed to evaluate the...Gouge has lower SEM-visible porosity and almost no calcite grains compared to the undeformed OPA. We present...generation” consisting of fluid-mediated removal of calcite from the deforming OPA during shearing and (ii)...“clay smear” consisting of mechanical smearing of calcite-poor (yet to be identified) source layers into
	(2017) The effect of microstructural heterogeneity on pore size distribution and permeability in Opalinus Clay (Mont Terri, Switzerland): insights from an integrated study of laboratory fluid flow and pore morphology from BIB-SEM images. Special Publication, 454. Geological Society of London. 85-106 doi:10.1144/sp454.3	Report (chapter)
	and permeability in Opalinus Clay (Mont Terri, Switzerland): insights from an integrated study of laboratory...within the folded Jura Mountains in northern Switzerland (Bossart & Thury 2008), is investigated in the...Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory (URL) (near St Ursanne) regarding its suitability as a host rock....10 nm was constructed by Keller et al. (2011) (see also Houben et al. 2014), showing the existence of...(Wetzel & Allia 2003; Bossart & Thury 2008). In Switzerland, the formation is part of the folded Jura Mountains
	Sauer, Kirsten, Caporuscio, Florie, Rock, Marlena, Cheshire, Michael, Jové-Colón, Carlos (2020) HYDROTHERMAL INTERACTION OF WYOMING BENTONITE AND OPALINUS CLAY. Clays and Clay Minerals, 68 (2). 144-160 doi:10.1007/s42860-020-00068-8	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	re-precipitation of phases such as kaolinite, calcite, and smectite likely contributed to zeolite formation...experiments using Opalinus Clay from Mont Terri, Switzerland, and Wyoming bentonite from Colony, Wyoming....Underground Rock Laboratory in Canton Jura, northern Switzerland. The rock used was from the shaley facies of...Table 2. Additional 1 M (~22.9 g/L) NaCl solution (see below) was added to the Opalinus Clay solution in...1.5 K-Feldspar 0.7 Plagioclase 6.2 Apatite 0.0 Calcite 0.0 Dolomite 0.0 Gypsum 0.1 Halite 0.0 Anatase
	(2017) Vertical distribution of helium and 40Ar/36Ar in porewaters of the Eastern Paris Basin (Bure/Haute-Marne): constraints on transport processes through the sedimentary sequence. Special Publication, 443. Geological Society of London. 179-192 doi:10.1144/sp443.25	Report (chapter)
	(1996) for a sedimentary sequence from northern Switzerland. Advection– diffusion model Fig. 2. Stratigraphy...Radionuclide concentrations and porosity used in the model (see Fig. 6) Formation Barrois Barrois Barrois Barrois...Radionuclide concentrations and porosity used in the model (see Fig. 6) (Continued ) Formation Depth (m) 238 U...Bensenouci et al. 2011) and the Opalinus Clay at Benken and Schlattingen (.0.95 and 0.92– 0.99, Lehmann...2014). However, oxygen isotope investigation of calcite cements deposited in the Oxfordian and Dogger limestones
	Gaucher, E.C., Tournassat, C., Pearson, F.J., Blanc, P., Crouzet, C., Lerouge, C., Altmann, S. (2009) A robust model for pore-water chemistry of clayrock. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (21) 6470-6487 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.021	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	tournassat @brgm.fr (C. Tournassat). 0016-7037/$ - see front matter Ó 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved...(Boda clayrock at Mecsek), Switzerland (Opalinus Clay at Mont Terri and Benken, and Palfris Formation at...several of these formations (Belgium at Mol, Switzerland at Mont Terri, France at Bure). Here we will...other radionuclides such as 135Cs, 59Ni and 226Ra (see among others Bradbury and Baeyens, 2005). Fe(II)containing...pore-water chemistry of clayrocks from Spain and Switzerland. It is diﬃcult to sample pore water from clayrocks
	Lassin, Arnault, Marty, Nicolas C.M., Gailhanou, Hélène, Henry, Benoît, Trémosa, Joachim, Lerouge, Catherine, Madé, Benoît, Altmann, Scott, Gaucher, Eric C. (2016) Equilibrium partial pressure of CO2 in Callovian–Oxfordian argillite as a function of relative humidity: Experiments and modelling. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 186. 91-104 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.04.028	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	(pCO2) is determined by equilibrium between calcite, dolomite, and Mg–silicates, which has since been...after measured data. The model also indicates that calcite and dolomite, among the most reactive minerals...of Ca and Mg are controlled by equilibrium with calcite and dolomite, respectively, while the aqueous concentration...reactive minerals to (re-)precipitate; namely calcite, celestite and chalcedony. Other minerals initially...Leaching experiments + celestite equilibrium Quartz, calcite, pyrite, illite (imt2), chlorite (Cca-2) Na, K
	*(2017) Determining the porosity of mudrocks using methodological pluralism. Special Publication, 454. Geological Society of London. 15-38 doi:10.1144/sp454.1*	Report (chapter)
	Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory in St Ursanne, Switzerland, we determined porosity, pore size distribution...Terri Underground Rock Laboratory (URL) (St Ursanne, Switzerland) are compared and discussed. Samples and...Clay Formation at the Mont Terri URL, St Ursanne, Switzerland (http://www.mont-terri. ch/). This laboratory...Quartz Albite K-Feldspar Kaolinite Mus + Chlorite Calcite Dolomite Siderite Pyrite Anhydrite Illite + I–...were taken for mercury injection porosimetry (MIP: see the following subsection) and some fragments for
	Curti, Enzo, Xto, Jacinta, Borca, Camelia N., Henzler, Katja, Huthwelker, Thomas, Prasianakis, Nikolaos I. (2019) Modelling Ra-bearing baryte nucleation/precipitation kinetics at the pore scale: application to radioactive waste disposal. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (2) 247-262 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2818	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Management, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland Corresponding author, e-mail: enzo.curti@psi...Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland* 3 Department of Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute...Institute of Technology (ETHZ), 8093 Zürich, Switzerland Abstract: Baryte is of interest to nuclear waste...rocks (e.g., argillaceous rocks in France and Switzerland, crystalline rocks in Sweden and Finland). The...nuclear waste repository like that planned in Switzerland relies on a multi-barrier concept (NAGRA, 2002)
	de Haller, Antoine, Hobbs, Monique, Spangenberg, Jorge E. (2016) Adapting the diffusive exchange method for stable isotope analysis of pore water to brine-saturated rocks. Chemical Geology, 444. 37-48 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.09.033	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	University of Bern, 1-3 Baltzerstrasse, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland Stable Isotope and Organic Geochemistry Laboratories...University of Lausanne, Géopolis, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Terri Underground Research Laboratory (URL), Switzerland. Solution-solution experiments showed that the...Geneva, Rue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205 Genève, Switzerland E-mail addresses: antoine.dehaller@unige.ch (A...Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), 22 St. Clair Avenue East, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario,
	Appelo, C.A.J., Van Loon, L.R., Wersin, P. (2010) Multicomponent diffusion of a suite of tracers (HTO, Cl, Br, I, Na, Sr, Cs) in a single sample of Opalinus Clay. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74 (4) 1201-1219 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.11.013	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	PSI, Switzerland c Gruner AG. Ingenieure und Planer, Gellertstrasse 55, CH-4020 Basel, Switzerland Received...geological formation in the northern part of Switzerland with suitable properties for hosting a repository...address: appt@xs4all.nl (C.A.J. Appelo). 0016-7037/$ - see front matter Ó 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved...(stagnant model). Minerals Mont Terri OPA (wt.%) Calcite Dolomite/ankerite Siderite Quartz Albite K-Feldspar...sample was resaturated with artiﬁcial pore water (see Table 2) for 1 month. Hereafter, the diﬀusion experiments

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