Geochemistry, petrography and spectroscopy of organic matter of clay-associated kerogen of ypresian series: Gafsa-Metlaoui phosphatic basin, Tunisia

Resource Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 428-436

  Felhi, Mongi ^a   Tlili, Ali ^a   Montacer, Mabrouk ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aliphaticity; Clay; Kerogen; Optical properties; Ypresian phosphatic series

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; CLAY MINERAL; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; KEROGEN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC MATTER; PALYGORSKITE; PETROGRAPHY; PHOSPHATE; SEPIOLITE; YPRESIAN;

GAFSA; TUNISIA;

EID: 55849104333     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2008.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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