Effect of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment on organic matter accumulation in lacustrine shale: Constraints from lithofacies and element geochemistry in the northern Qaidam Basin, NW China
Haihai Hou, Longyi Shao, Yonghong Li, Lei Liu, Guodong Liang, Wenlong Zhang, Xuetian Wang, Weichao Wang
Topics & Concepts
GeologyOil shaleGeochemistryPaleoclimatologyBeddingWeatheringTotal organic carbonEvaporiteClastic rockOrganic matterSedimentary rockPaleontologyOceanographyClimate changeHorticultureBiologyEcologyOrganic chemistryChemistryHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils