A comparison of vitrinite reflectance measurements made on whole-rock and dispersed organic matter concentrate mounts

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-256

  Barker, Charles E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

contact metamorphism; dike; identification; reflectance; vitrinite; Walsenburg, Colorado; whole rock technique

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMMINUTION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COLORADO; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; DIKE; DISPERSED ORGANIC MATTER; MICROSCOPIST BIAS; ORGANIC MATTER; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; WHOLE ROCK TECHNIQUE;

COAL;

ORGANIC MATTER; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; WHOLE ROCK MOUNT;

EID: 0030072225     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00022-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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