Sedimentary environments and mechanism of organic matter enrichment of dark shales with low TOC in the Mesoproterozoic Cuizhuang Formation of the Ordos Basin: Evidence from petrology, organic geochemistry, and major and trace elements
Xing Pan, Zhenliang Wang, Qiongyao Li, Gao Jia, Liwen Zhu, Wenhui Liu
Topics & Concepts
GeologySource rockOrganic matterProvenanceSedimentary rockGeochemistrySedimentary depositional environmentTotal organic carbonOrganic geochemistryAnoxic watersSedimentary organic matterFelsicEnvironmental chemistryPaleontologyMaficStructural basinChemistryOceanographyOrganic chemistryPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis