Organic petrographic and geochemical insights into organic matter derived from land plants and marine algae in the Lark Formation, Danish North Sea

• Published in: International journal of coal geology Vol. 295; p. 104627
• Main Authors: Zhou, Zhiheng, Luo, Qingyong, Rudra, Arka, Petersen, Henrik Ingermann, Schovsbo, Niels Hemmingsen, Sanei, Hamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 04.12.2024
• Subjects: Biomarker; Climatic fluctuation; Eastern North Sea Basin; Late Cenozoic; Molecular geochemistry; Organic petrography; Origin of organic matter; Late Cenozoic; Climatic fluctuation; Organic petrography; Biomarker; Molecular geochemistry; Origin of organic matter; Eastern North Sea Basin

Climatic fluctuations from the Eocene to the Miocene highlight the importance of investigating the paleoenvironment of the latest Eocene to the Middle Miocene Lark Formation in the Danish North Sea. This study investigates immature sedimentary organic matter in the Lark Formation using 54 cuttings s...