Laboratory organic matter maturation at high pressures: Heat-up effect on vitrinite reflectance

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-181

  Le Bayon, Ronan ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confined laboratory maturation; Heat up effect; Organic matter maturation; Pressure effect; Textinite telinite; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; HIGH PRESSURE; LABORATORY METHOD; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATURATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PRESSURE EFFECT; SWAMP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

CUPRESSUS;

EID: 84871166954     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-012-0109-1     Document Type: Article

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