Classification of oil shales, coals and other organic-rich rocks

Oil shales are a complex group of rocks which were deposited in a wide range of sedimentary environments and have a wide range of largely alginite-dominated maceral assemblages. A system of classifying oil shales and sapropelic coals is based on relative abundances of macerals. Classification of oil...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Organic geochemistry 1991, Vol.17 (2), p.211-222
Main Authors: Cook, A.C., Sherwood, N.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cannel coal
Coal
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Hydrocarbons
kukersite
oil shale
sapropelic coal
Sedimentary rocks
tasmanite
torbanite
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Oil shales are a complex group of rocks which were deposited in a wide range of sedimentary environments and have a wide range of largely alginite-dominated maceral assemblages. A system of classifying oil shales and sapropelic coals is based on relative abundances of macerals. Classification of oil shales has applications to the commercial development of oil shale deposits and to the classification of petroleum source rocks.
ISSN:0146-6380
1873-5290
DOI:10.1016/0146-6380(91)90079-Y