carboniferous non-marine source rocks from spitsbergen and bjørnøya: Comparison with the western arctic

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-66

  Van Koeverden, J H ^a   Karlsen, D A ^a   Backer Owe, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic Norway; Barents Sea; Bj rn ya; Carboniferous; Coal; Non marine source rocks; Spitsbergen; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC NORWAY; BARENTS SEA; CARBONIFEROUS; MARINE SOURCES; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ROCKS;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBONIFEROUS; COAL; DEPOSITION; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; BJORNOYA; CANADA; EAST GREENLAND; FINNMARK; GREENLAND; NORWAY; NUNAVUT; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; SVERDRUP BASIN;

EID: 78650199073     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2011.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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