Comparative study of organic matter preservation in immature sediments along the continental margins of Peru and Oman. Part I: Results of petrographical and bulk geochemical data

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 437-451

  Lückge, Andreas ^a   Boussafir, Mohammed ^b   Lallier Vergès, Elisabeth ^b   Littke, Ralf ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

organic petrology; sulphate reduction; sulphur in immature sediments; unstructured (amorphous) organic matter; upwelling

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; REDUCTION; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CONTINENTAL MARGINS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; OMAN; ORGANIC MATTER PRESERVATION; ORGANIC PETROLOGY; PERU; PHOTIC ZONE; SEDIMENTARY COLUMN; SULPHATE REDUCTION; UPWELLING;

SEDIMENTS;

DEGRADATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMMATURE SEDIMENT; IMMATURE SEDIMENTS; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY; SULPHATE REDUCTION; UPWELLING;

ARABIAN SEA; PACIFIC, PERU MARGIN;

EID: 0030113825     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00045-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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