A new way to solve thermal maturity of marine shales with high-over maturities

Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 10:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Laser Raman spectroscopy parameters of pure organic matter (e.g., vitrinite, solid bitumen) in sedimentary rocks have been widely applied for maturity determination, but there is a lack of relevant studies on mineral-organic aggregation (MOA) directly based on shale whole rock samples. A recent paper has revealed a good correlation between laser Raman spectroscopy parameters of MOA and maturities for high-overmature marine shales, providing a new way to address maturity evaluation.

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