Stable carbon isotopic ratios of CH 4-CO 2-bearing fluid inclusions in fracture-fill mineralization from the Lower Saxony Basin (Germany) - A tool for tracing gas sources and maturity

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 174-183

  Lüders, Volker ^a   Plessen, Birgit ^a   di Primio, Rolando ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bitumens; Carbon isotopes; Coal gas; Fluid inclusions; Lower Saxony Basin; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

BITUMENS; CARBON ISOTOPES; FLUID INCLUSIONS; LOWER SAXONY BASIN; SHALE GAS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CARBON; CARBONATE MINERALS; COAL GAS; FLUIDS; FRACTURE; HYDROGEN BONDS; ISOTOPES; METHANE; MINERALOGY; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SHALE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BITUMEN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; COAL; CRACKING; FLUID INCLUSION; METHANE; MINERALIZATION; QUARTZ; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE GAS;

GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 83955163682     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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