Influence of volcanic and hydrothermal activity on organic matter enrichment in the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, southern Ordos Basin, Central China

• Published in: Marine and petroleum geology Vol. 112; p. 104059
• Main Authors: Zhang, Kun, Liu, Rong, Liu, Zhaojun, Li, Bile, Han, Jiabing, Zhao, Kangan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Hydrothermal activity; Ordos Basin; Organic matter enrichment; Tuff; Upper Triassic; Yanchang Formation; Organic matter enrichment; Upper Triassic; Ordos Basin; Hydrothermal activity; Tuff; Yanchang Formation

Based on the field investigation of oil shales in the southern Ordos Basin, detailed observations, and systematic sample analyses of core samples from a well that penetrated an oil shale, the influence of volcanic and hydrothermal activity on the Chang 8–Chang 7 members of the Yanchang Formation on...