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dc.contributor.authorParopkari, A.L.
dc.contributor.authorPrakashBabu, C.
dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas, A.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-06T10:47:08Z
dc.date.available2009-05-06T10:47:08Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.identifier.citationMarine Geology, Vol.111; 7-13p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2853
dc.description.abstractIn order to evaluate the reason for organic enrichment on the western continental slope of India, we provide Rock-Eval pyrolysis data of 25 surficial sediment samples from this area. Results show that the organic matter on the slope is hydrogenrich type 11 kerogen, which suggests that the organic carbon there is mostly marine. The low productivity of overlying waters rules out surface productivity as a possible cause of organic enrichment. The association of higher hydrogen index (Hl) values (av. 306) and higher organic carbon contents (av. 3.28 wt.%) with the sediments of the upper slope in contact with the OMZ have excellent hydrocarbon generation potential, and that these slope beds deserve preferential attention for hydrocarbon exploration
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCopyright [1993]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectorganic carbon
dc.subjectoxygen minimum layer
dc.subjectcontinental slope
dc.subjectsediments
dc.subjectorganic matter
dc.titleNew evidence for enhanced preservation of organic carbon in contact with oxygen minimum zone on the western continental slope of India
dc.typeJournal Article


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