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Recent theories about the sources of silica in bedded and nodular cherts do not fit the origin of cherts from the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. Since siliceous sponges as a single source of silica is questionable, assumptions about additional sources have to be verified. In order to do so, three samples of nodular cherts and one representative sample of bedded chert were studied by means of 1 H LF-NMR 1D and 2D relaxometry and complementary geochemical methods. The results were compared with the literature and standard silica materials which helped to identify five types of 1 H signal. The very distinct 1D- T  2 spectra of the dried samples indicated the existence of closed pores which, after comprehensive analysis, were identified as inclusions filled with different types of siliceous materials. Saturation revealed the differences between nodular and bedded cherts that were visible mainly in the amount and size of open porosity. The principal component analysis of NMR parameters showed the excellent separation of these two groups of samples and this is well visible on the biplots. Additionally, the estimated pore size distribution revealed that the total porosity of around 2% consisted primarily of mesopores (2-50 nm in diameter) and macropores (diameter &gt;50 nm). In bedded cherts, open porosity is dominated by macropores, while the share of mesopores and macropores is similar in nodular cherts.

Identification of Proton Populations in Cherts as Natural Analogues of Pure Silica Materials by Means of Low Field NMR