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Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins : Methods and Case Histories /

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This volume presents the reader with the theory, methods of study, and applications of the major organic and inorganic indicators used to determine thermal history. Topics include: molecular and bulk organic indicators or thermal maturity, chemical thermometers in subsurface waters, fluid inclusions...

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Main Author: Naeser, Nancy D.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: McCulloh, Thane H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1989.
Subjects:
Geography.
Geology.
Physical geography.
Mines and mineral resources.
Mineralogy.
Sedimentology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This volume presents the reader with the theory, methods of study, and applications of the major organic and inorganic indicators used to determine thermal history. Topics include: molecular and bulk organic indicators or thermal maturity, chemical thermometers in subsurface waters, fluid inclusions, illite-smectite transformation,40Ar/39Ar age spectra analysis, fission-track analysis, modeling procedures, significance of thermal conductivities of sedimentary rocks and kerogen composition in modelling efforts.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 319 pages 197 illustrations)
ISBN:9781461234920 (electronic bk.)
1461234921 (electronic bk.)