Paleo-Environmental Interpretations and Weathering Effects of the Mowry Shale from Geochemical Analysis of Outcrop Samples in the Western Margin of the Wind River Basin near Lander, Wyoming
The Cretaceous Mowry Shale is an organic-rich, siliceous marine shale, and as such is a known source rock in the Western United States. Studies have documented that total organic carbon (TOC) in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming increases to the southeast. These studies cover large areas with limited sa...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2018
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6728 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7728&context=etd |