Standardisation, calibration and correlation of the Kübler-index and the vitrinite/bituminite reflectance: An inter-laboratory and field related study

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-170

  Ferreiro Mählmann, Rafael ^a,b   Frey, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calibration; Correlation; Illite "crystallinity"; K bler index; Standardisation; Vitrinite bituminite reflectance

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CORRELATION; CRYSTALLINITY; DATA SET; DIAGENESIS; MAP; METAMORPHISM; REFLECTANCE; STANDARDIZATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84871111517     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-012-0110-8     Document Type: Article

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