Integrated depositional model for the Cenomanian-Turonian organic-rich strata in North Africa

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 51-117

  Luning S ^a   Kolonic, S ^a   Belhadj, E M ^b   Belhadj, Z ^b   Cota, L ^c   Baric G ^c   Wagner, T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b SONATRACH   (Algeria)

^c INA Industrija Nafte d d   (Croatia)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Black shale; Cenomanian Turonian; North Africa; Petroleum source rock

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; BLACK SHALE; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; SOURCE ROCK;

(NORTH); AFRICA;

EID: 0345550460     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(03)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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