Geochemical characteristics of Late Permian sediments in the Dalong Formation of the Shangsi Section, Northwest Sichuan Basin in South China: Implications for organic carbon-rich siliceous rocks formation

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-53

  Chen, Hui ^a   Xie, Xinong ^a   Hu, Chaoyong ^a   Huang, Junhua ^a   Li, Hongjing ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal contribution; Paleo depositional environment; TOC content accumulation

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON RICH; COMPONENT ELEMENTS; CONTRIBUTION VALUES; DEEPWATER; EARLY DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; HIGH QUALITY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL CONTRIBUTION; LATE PERMIAN; MARINE SOURCES; NEW MODEL; NORTHWEST SICHUAN BASIN; NUTRIENT ELEMENTS; PALEO-DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SILICEOUS ROCKS; SOUTH CHINA; TIO; TOC CONTENT ACCUMULATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VOLCANIC ASH;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; HYDROCARBONS; LITHOLOGY; MANGANESE; QUALITY CONTROL; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; SILICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BENTONITE; CHERT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; GEOACCUMULATION; PERMIAN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VOLCANIC ASH;

CHINA; SICHUAN BASIN;

EID: 84155165338     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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