Whole-rock geochemistry and heavy mineral analysis as petroleum exploration tools in the Bowser and Sustut basins, British Columbia, Canada

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-336

  Ratcliffe, K T ^a   Morton, A C ^b,d   Ritcey, D H ^c,e   Evenchick, C A ^c  

^a Chemostrat Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Giddanmu   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e Diamondex Resources Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HYDROCARBONS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; SANDSTONE; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; HEAVY MINERALS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATIONS; KEY ELEMENTS; LITHOFACIES; MARINE FACIES; MGO CONTENTS; PETROLEUM EXPLORATIONS; SEDIMENTARY PROVENANCES;

MINERALS;

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONGLOMERATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLAUCONITE; HEAVY MINERAL; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; LITHOFACIES; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE;

BOWSER BASIN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SUSTUT BASIN;

EID: 56849094966     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.55.4.320     Document Type: Article

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