Evaluation of bitumen as a 187Re-187Os geochronometer for hydrocarbon maturation and migration: A test case from the Polaris MVT deposit, Canada

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 235, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Selby, David ^a,b   Creaser, Robert A ^a   Dewing, Keith ^c   Fowler, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitumen; Polaris; Re Os absolute age

Indexed keywords

BITUMEN FORMATION; CARBONATE ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY BASINS; SULPHIDE MINERALIZATION;

CARBONATE MINERALS; DATA ACQUISITION; EARTH SCIENCES; HYDROCARBONS; RADIOGENIC GASES; ROCKS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

COAL;

BITUMEN; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20544435653     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.02.018     Document Type: Article

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