TY  - JOUR
AU  - Banerjee, S.
AU  - Dutta, S.
AU  - Paikaray, S.
AU  - Mann, U.
TI  - Stratigraphy, sedimentology and bulk organic geochemistry of black shales from the Proterozoic Vindhyan Supergroup (central India)
JO  - Journal of earth system science
VL  - 115
SN  - 0253-4126
CY  - Bangalore
PB  - Indian Acad. of Sciences
M1  - PreJuSER-57650
SP  - 37 - 48
PY  - 2006
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - Four organic-rich shale units of the Proterozoic Vindhyan sedimentary succession have been scanned to reveal their origin and hydrocarbon potential. The wavy-crinkly nature of the carbonaceous laminae is suggestive of a microbial mat origin of the shales. These shales are thus different from Phanerozoic black shales which typically exhibit planar laminae. The hydrocarbon potential of the black shale units has been evaluated by Rock-Eval pyrolysis. Total organic carbon content of many of the shales exceeds 1%. The mean T-max for the black shales translate to a vitrinite reflectance range of 2.05-2.40% Rm based on standard conversion techniques. These shales have reached the catagenetic stage near the beginning of anthracite formation.
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000236375500004
DO  - DOI:10.1007/BF02703024
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/57650
ER  -