Geochemical and isotopic composition of organic matter in the Kupferschiefer of the Polish Zechstein basin: Relation to maturity and base metal mineralization

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-89

  Bechtel, A ^a   Gratzer, R ^a   Puttmann W ^b   Oszczepalski, S ^c  

^a Institut fur Geowissenschaften Leoben   (Austria)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aromatics; Carbon isotopes; Hydrocarbons; Kupferschiefer; Organic geochemistry; Oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KUPFERSCHIEFER; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; ZECHSTEIN;

POLAND;

EID: 0033941033     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050318     Document Type: Article

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