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KEROGEN FORMATION [2 records]

Record 1 2001-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
CONT

Most of the work involving kerogen diagenesis has been concerned with the hydrocarbons and gases generated (i.e., possible mechanisms of petroleum generation) ... rather than residue left after heating.

OBS

diagenesis: Chemical and physical changes occurring in sediments during and after their deposition but before consolidation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Ensemble des processus au cours desquels la matière organique du milieu marin évolue dans le sédiment jusqu'à une forme insoluble dans les solvants aqueux et organiques.

OBS

La kérogenèse est une des voies possibles de la formation du pétrole.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

ensemble des processus au cours desquels la matière organique du milieu marin évolue dans le sédiment jusqu'à une forme insoluble dans les solvants aqueux et organiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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