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Deposition, Diagenesis and Weathering of Organic Matter-Rich Sediments

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Ralf Littke
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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences (LNEARTH, volume 47)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-3

  3. Methods to study sedimentary organic matter

    Pages 4-12

  4. Deposition of organic matter-rich sediments

    Pages 12-45

  5. Depositional history of the posidonia shale

    Pages 46-81

  6. Patroleum generation

    Pages 81-118

  7. Microscopic and sedimentologic evidence for the generation and migration of petroleum

    Pages 119-134

  8. Migration of oil and gas coals

    Pages 135-169

  9. Weathering of posidonia shale in northern germany

    Pages 169-185

  10. Back Matter

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About this book

The book on deposition, diagenesis, and weathering of organic matter-rich sediments is a summary of seven years of research work of the author at the Institute of Petroleum and Organic Geochemistry in J}lich. It contains a comparision of various depositional environments (lakes, deltas, seas)with respect to organic matter characteristics, a special chapter on the deposition of the Posidonia shale, a summary of organic matter maturation and related petroleum generation, and a chapter on the use of maturationparameters as calibration tools for numerical modelling of temperature histories of sedimentary basins. Also, microscopic effects of petroleum generation and oil to gas cracking are treated. The final chapters deal withcoals as source rocks for oil and gas and with the effects of weatheringon sediments which are rich in organic matter.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Deposition, Diagenesis and Weathering of Organic Matter-Rich Sediments

  • Authors: Ralf Littke

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0009988

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-56661-8Published: 05 July 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-47622-1Published: 21 October 2005

  • Series ISSN: 0930-0317

  • Series E-ISSN: 1613-2580

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 218

  • Number of Illustrations: 65 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Mineral Resources, Organic Chemistry

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