Petrology, palynology and organic geochemistry of Eocene lignite of Matanomadh, Kutch Basin, western India: Implications to depositional environment and hydrocarbon source potential

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-102

  Dutta, Suryendu ^a   Mathews, Runcie P ^a   Singh, Bhagwan D ^b   Tripathi, Suryakant M ^b   Singh, Alpana ^b   Saraswati, Pratul K ^a   Banerjee, Santanu ^a   Mann, Ulrich ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Eocene lignites; Kutch Basin; Macerals; Matanomadh; Palynomorphs

Indexed keywords

EOCENE LIGNITES; KUTCH BASIN; MACERALS; MATANOMADH; PALYNOMORPHS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS; REFLECTION; RESINS;

LIGNITE;

BIOMARKER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOCENE; LIGNITE; MACERAL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; PETROLOGY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

INDIA;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 78650678023     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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