Depositional environment of the Late Santonian lacustrine source rocks in the Songliao Basin (NE China): Implications from organic geochemical analyses

• Published in: Organic geochemistry Vol. 124; pp. 215 - 227
• Main Authors: Tong, Xiaoning, Hu, Jianfang, Xi, Dangpeng, Zhu, Mengbo, Song, Jianzhong, Peng, Ping'an
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Biomarkers; Organic-rich sediments; Santonian; Seawater incursion events; Water column stratification; Biomarkers; Santonian; Water column stratification; Organic-rich sediments; Seawater incursion events

•OM deposited in a stratified water column with an episodic anoxic photic zone.•Seawater incursions are correlated with deposition of organic-rich source rocks.•The water column ranged in salinity from semi-brackish to brackish. The Songliao Basin (SLB) located in northeastern China is one of the la...