The paleo-oceanic environment and organic matter enrichment mechanism of the early Cambrian in the southern Lower Yangtze platform, China

• Published in: Marine and petroleum geology Vol. 170; p. 107119
• Main Authors: Zhou, Dongsheng, Dong, Hezheng, Huang, Xiaowei, Liang, Yufei, Deng, Ziyan, Huang, Lei, Jiang, Shu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Black shale; Early cambrian; Hetang formation; Hydrothermal fluid; Lower yangtze; Organic matter accumulation; Hetang formation; Organic matter accumulation; Black shale; Lower yangtze; Early cambrian; Hydrothermal fluid

This study focuses on the Lower Yangtze Platform located in southern Anhui Province, focusing on the black shale of the early Cambrian Hetang Formation as the primary research subject. Three field sections representing distinct sedimentary structural units were selected for investigation. Analytical...