Factors controlling the compositional variations among the marine and non-marine black shales from Egypt

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-45

  Baioumy, Hassan M ^a   Ismael, Ismael S ^b  

^a CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

^b SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Black shales; Compositional variations; Egypt; Marine; Non marine

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALES; CHEMICAL INDEX OF ALTERATIONS; COASTAL PLAIN; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLING FACTORS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SETTING; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; HEAVY RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; ISOTOPE VALUES; JURASSIC; MARINE SHALES; NORMALIZED VALUES; ORGANIC MATTER; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RED SEA; RED SEA AREA; SMECTITES; SOURCE AREA; SULFUR ISOTOPE; SULPHATES; TIO; WEATHERING CONDITIONS; ZN CONTENT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHROMIUM; FELDSPAR; GYPSUM; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MECHANICS; SULFUR; TANTALUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING; ZINC; ZIRCON; ZIRCONIUM;

SHALE;

BLACK SHALE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

EGYPT; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 77953610585     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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