Kerogen chemical structure and source organisms in a Cenomanian organic-rich black shale (Central Italy) - Indications for an important role of the 'sorptive protection' pathway

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 423-438

  Salmon, V ^a,b   Derenne, S ^a   Largeau, C ^a   Beaudoin, B ^b   Bardoux, G ^c   Mariotti, A ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Black shale; Cenomanian; Electron microscopy; Isotope composition; Lycopadienes; Mechanism of kerogen formation; Pyrolysis; Source organisms; Umbria Marche Appenines

Indexed keywords

SORPTIVE PROTECTION PROCESS;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHERS; ISOTOPES; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRITES; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SHALE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

KEROGEN;

EID: 0031581468     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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