THE CAUSE AND MECHANISM OF VITRINITE REFLECTANCE ANOMALIES

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 419-434

  Fang, Hao ^a   Jianyu, Chen ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PETROLOGY;

ANOMALIES; DIAGENETIC OXIDATION; HUMIC ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROGEN CONTENT; REGIONAL RANK; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; REFLECTANCE; VITRINITE;

EID: 0026932886     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1992.tb00717.x     Document Type: Article

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