Biological markers in the Rhaetian black shales of South West Britain

• Published in: Organic geochemistry Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 93 - 100
• Main Authors: Macquaker, J.H.S., Farrimond, P., Brassell, S.C.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1986; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: 4-mehtylsteroids; biomarkers; black shales; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geochemistry; hopanes; Rhaetian; Soil and rock geochemistry; South West Britain; South West Britain; Rhaetian; 4-mehtylsteroids; biomarkers; black shales; hopanes; Mesozoic; Europe; England; Hydrocarbons; Great britain; United Kingdom; Aliphatic hydrocarbons; Black shale; Petroleum; Gas chromatography; Triassic; Sedimentary rocks; Organic residues; Clastic rocks

In the light of renewed interest in on-shore petroleum exploration within the United Kingdom we have investigated the aliphatic hydrocarbon distributions of contemporaneously deposited black shales from Rhaetian (upper Triassic, Westbury Formation) outcrops and subcrops in the Worcester Graben and B...