Organic matter accumulation in Barremian marine black shales of the Qiangtang Basin, China
Shengqiang Zeng, Jian Wang, Xiugen Fu, Wei Sun, Wangzhong Zhan
Topics & Concepts
KerogenOil shaleGeologyTotal organic carbonBrackish waterOperational taxonomic unitDeposition (geology)GeochemistryMarlOrganic matterProductivityOrganic geochemistryTerrigenous sedimentPhotic zoneSedimentary rockPalynologyPaleontologyTemperate climateSedimentary depositional environmentSource rockSapropelDiagenesisDeep seaPhytoplanktonδ13CCarbonate mineralsClay mineralsOceanographySedimentary organic matterCarbonateStratigraphic unitPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis