Nitrogen potential of Namurian shales in the North German Basin

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2003, Pages 405-408

  Mingram, Birgit ^a   Hoth, Peer ^b   Harlov, Daniel E ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Carboniferous sediments; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTS;

CARBONIFEROUS SEDIMENTS; CATAGENETIC PROCESSES; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

SHALE;

AMMONIUM; CATAGENESIS; CLAY MINERAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NAMURIAN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PERMIAN; SHALE; TRIASSIC;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH GERMAN BASIN;

EID: 14844308508     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00044-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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