Contact metamorphism of Silurian black shales by a basalt sill: Geological evidence and thermal modeling in the Barrandian Basin

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-145

  Suchý, Václav ^a   Šafanda, Jan ^b   Sýkorova, Ivana ^c   Stejskal, Michal ^d   Machovič, Vladimír ^c,d   Melka, Karel ^e  

^a Varis RD a s ^*  (Czech Republic)

^b GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Barrandian; Basalt sill; Black shale; Contact metamorphism; Graptolite reflectance; Illite and chlorite crystallinity; Silurian; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BLACK SHALE; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; GRAPTOLITE; ORGANIC MATTER; SILL; SILURIAN; THERMAL ALTERATION;

BARRANDIAN BASIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15044338565     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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