Regional maturity and source-rock potential of palaeozoic and mesozoic strata, Melville Island, Arctic Canada

PhD Thesis The thermal maturity and source-rock potential of the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic sediments in Melville Island, Arctic Canada were studied using organic petrology and Rock-Eval pyrolysis. A total of 2,000 polished whole-rock samples were examined and their phytoclast reflectances (% Ro random...

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Main Author: Gentzis, Thomas
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Newcastle University 1991
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10443/2259