Depositional conditions and organic matter preservation pathways in an epicontinental environment: The Upper Jurassic Kashpir Oil Shales (Volga Basin, Russia)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 197, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 171-197

  Riboulleau, A ^a   Baudin, F ^b   Deconinck, J F ^c   Derenne, S ^b   Largeau, C ^b   Tribovillard, N ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Black shales; Clay minerals; Climate; Geochemistry; Marine organic matter; Palaeoenvironments

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; VOLGA BASIN;

EID: 0041851272     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00460-7     Document Type: Article

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