Distribution of the organic matter in the channel-levees systems of the Congo mud-rich deep-sea fan (West Africa). Implication for deep offshore petroleum source rocks and global carbon cycle

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 995-1010

  Baudin, François ^a   Disnar, Jean Robert ^b   Martinez, Philippe ^c   Dennielou, Bernard ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Source rocks; South East Atlantic; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLIMATIC CHANGES; DEEP OCEAN; DEEP SEA FAN; DIFFERENT SCALE; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE SOURCES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM POTENTIAL; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; ROCK-EVAL; SOURCE ROCKS; WEST AFRICA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEBRIS; ISOTOPES; LEVEES; OCEANOGRAPHY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOMARKER; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEEP SEA; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOURCE ROCK; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); CONGO RIVER;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GORGONACEA;

EID: 77950961921     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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