Revisiting amorphous organic matter in Kimmeridgian laminites: What is the role of the vulcanization process in the amorphization of organic matter?

Terra Nova

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 380-387

  Pacton, Muriel ^a   Fiet, N ^b   Gorin, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33751371629     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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