Discovery and geological significance of black carbon in Triassic Yanchang Formation in Ordos Basin and its influences on source rock evaluation, NW China

Through investigating the Triassic Yanchang Formation in the Ordos Basin, black carbon has been found for the first time in the seventh member of the Middle Triassic Yanchang Formation (Chang 7 Member). This study suggests that the oxygen content in the East Tethys during the Middle Triassic was bey...

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Published in:	Petroleum Exploration and Development
Main Authors:	Jingwei CUI, Rukai ZHU, Yang LI, Zhongyi ZHANG, Guanglin LIU, Yalin QI, Xiao HUI
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-12-01
Subjects:	black carbon shale oil and gas source rock Triassic Yanchang Formation paleoenvironment Ordos Basin
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380425605544