Reflectance of dispersed vitrinite in Palaeozoic rocks with and without cleavage: Implications for burial and thermal history modeling in the Devonian of Rursee area, northern Rhenish Massif, Germany

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Littke, Ralf ^a   Urai, Janos L ^a   Uffmann, Anna K ^a   Risvanis, Fotios ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basin modeling; Cleavage domain; High grade diagenesis; Microlithon; Palaeotemperature; Rhenish Massif; Vitrinite anisotropy; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

BASIN MODELING; CLEAVAGE DOMAIN; HIGH GRADE DIAGENESIS; MICROLITHON; PALAEOTEMPERATURE; RHENISH MASSIF; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; VITRINITES;

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ANISOTROPY; CLEAVAGE; COALIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DEVONIAN; DIAGENESIS; MODELING; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PALEOZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

RHENISH SCHIEFERGEBIRGE;

EID: 84860420310     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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