Petrology, rank and evidence for petroleum generation, Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic coals, Central Alborz Region, Northern Iran

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-258

  Stasiuk, L D ^a   Goodarzi, F ^a   Bagheri Sadeghi, H ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bituminous coal; Iran; Jurassic; Petroleum potential; Petrology; Rock Eval; Total organic carbon; Triassic

Indexed keywords

IRAN; JURASSIC; PETROLEUM POTENTIAL; ROCK EVAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRIASSIC;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INCLUSIONS; ROCKS;

PETROLOGY;

HYDROCARBON GENERATION; JURASSIC; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PETROLOGY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33744785396     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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