Sulphur incorporation in jurassic marine mudrocks and their bitumens at low thermal maturity, Cleveland Basin, England

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 4181-4192

  Pearson, Michael J ^a   Hill, Alan F M ^a   Fallick, Anthony E ^b   Ecuvillon, Severine ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMEN; JURASSIC; KEROGEN; MUDROCK; PYRITE; SULPHUR; THERMAL MATURITY;

UK, ENGLAND, CLEVELAND BASIN;

EID: 0030438951     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00234-7     Document Type: Article

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