| Title | Organic geochemistry of some Cambro-Ordovician outcrop samples, western Newfoundland |
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| Author | Macauley, G |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1503, 1987, 15 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/130276 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| NTS | 2M/04; 2M/05; 2M/12; 11O/10; 11O/11; 11O/14; 11O/15; 12A/13; 12B/01; 12B/02; 12B/03; 12B/06; 12B/07; 12B/08; 12B/09; 12B/10; 12B/11; 12B/15; 12B/16; 12G/01; 12G/02; 12G/08; 12H/04; 12H/05; 12H/06; 12H/10;
12H/11; 12H/12; 12H/13; 12H/14; 12H/15; 12I; 12P/01; 12P/02; 12P/03; 12P/07; 12P/08 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -60.0000 -55.0000 51.7500 47.5000 |
| Subjects | geochemistry; fossil fuels; paleontology; lithology; fossils; middle ordovician; lower ordovician; pyrolysis; shales; sedimentary rocks; hydrocarbons; hydrocarbon potential; organic carbon; maturation;
thermal maturation; kerogen; oil shales; carbonates; oil; Graptolites; Green Point Group; Humber Arm Group; Table Head Group; Cambrian; Ordovician; Paleozoic |
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| Released | 1987 06 01; 2008 03 05 |
| Abstract | Based on the mapping of previous investigators, samples were collected from surface exposures of Cambra-Ordovician strata in western Newfoundland. Sampled intervals included the Middle Ordovician Table
Head Group, The Lower Ordovician Green Point Group, the Cambra-Ordovician Humber Arm Group and undivided Carnhro-Ordovician beds. All samples were then geochemically analyzed by the Rock-Eval Pyrolysis technique. Black shales of the Green Point Group
were found to be the best potential petroleum source beds, containing up to 8% Type II organic carbon of marginal thermal maturity. Some Humber Arm and undivided Cambra-Ordovician beds contain in excess of 1.5% low maturity kerogen and may also be of
interest as potential source beds. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 130276 |
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