Tasmanites algae—contributors to the Middle Triassic hydrocarbon source rocks of Svalbard and the Barents Shelf

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Vigran, Jorunn O., Mørk, Atle, Forsberg, Arne W., Weiss, Hermann M., Weitschat, Wolfgang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
• Subjects: Svalbard; Barents Sea; Sassendalen; Polar Research; Taimyr; Siberia
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2895; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v27i3.6196

When moving from west to east across Svalbard, organic geochemical, palynological and sedimentological data from the Middle Triassic dark shales of the Sassendalen Group show an improved quality of hydrocarbon source rock (kerogen type II/III), and an increased abundance of structured algal material...