Early diagenetic partial oxidation of organic matter and sulfides in the Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Excello Shale Member of the Fort Scott Limestone and equivalents, northern Midcontinent region, USA

Chemical Geology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 215-235

  Hatch, J R ^a   Leventhal, M S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagenetic partial oxidation; Fort Scott Limestone; Midcontinent region, USA; Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Excello Shale Member; Organic matter; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PENNSYLVANIAN; SHALE; SULPHIDE;

USA;

EID: 0030991414     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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