Lower Silurian 'hot shales' in North Africa and Arabia: Regional distribution and depositional model

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 49, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 121-200

  Luning S ^a,b   Craig, J ^b   Loydell, D K ^c   Storch P ^d   Fitches, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lasmo Plc   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^e Robertson Research International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabia; Black shale; Graptolite; North Africa; Petroleum source rock; Silurian

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; SHALE; SILURIAN; SOURCE ROCK;

AFRICA;

EID: 0343883511     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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