Organic petrology, chemical composition, and reflectance of pyrobitumen from the El Soldado Cu deposit, Chile

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 53-82

  Wilson, Nicholas S F ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degassing; Manto type Cu deposits; Petroleum; Pyrobitumen; Reflectance; Volcanic hosted

Indexed keywords

PYROBITUMEN;

ANISOTROPY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHILE; COPPER; DEPOSIT; PETROLEUM; PETROLOGY; PYROBITUMEN; VOLCANIC ROCK;

COPPER; DEGASSING; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PYROLYSIS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COPPER; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; REFLECTANCE;

CHILE;

EID: 0034075568     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(99)00054-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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