A tale of shales: The relative roles of production, decomposition, and dilution in the accumulation of organic-rich strata, Middle-Upper Devonian, Appalachian basin

Chemical Geology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 229-273

  Sageman, Bradley B ^a   Murphy, Adam E ^b   Werne, Josef P ^c   Ver Straeten, Charles A ^d   Hollander, David J ^e   Lyons, Timothy W ^f  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Millbrook School   (United States)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian basin; Middle Upper Devonian; Shales

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEVONIAN; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHELF SEA;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037446398     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00397-2     Document Type: Article

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