Assessing the thermal maturity of black shales using vitrinite reflectance: Insights from Devonian black shales in the eastern United States
Bei Liu, Juan Teng, María Mastalerz, Jüergen Schieber
Topics & Concepts
VitriniteOil shaleGeologyMaceralMaturity (psychological)LiptiniteKerogenMineralogyGeochemistrySedimentary rockDevonianSource rockInertinitePetrographyPaleontologyStructural basinDevelopmental psychologyPsychologyHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisCoal Properties and UtilizationCoal and Its By-products