Vitrinite alteration rate as a function of temperature, time, starting material, aqueous fluid pressure and oxygen fugacity-Laboratory corroboration of prior work

Geochemical Society Special Publications

Volumn 9, Issue C, 2004, Pages 341-357

  Ernst, W G ^a   Mählmann, Rafael Ferreiro ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 77957801936     PISSN: 18739881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9881(04)80024-5     Document Type: Article

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