Thermal history of the periphery of the Junggar Basin, Northwestern China
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Abstract
Geochemical analysis of rock core samples show that the basin periphery has experienced low thermal stress; present-day heat flows are in the range of 25–35 mW/m2 and have not been significantly higher than the worldwide mean of approx. 63 mW/m2 since the mid-Permian. Present day heat flows were determined from corrected borehole temperatures and rock thermal conductivities. Paleo-heat flows were determined by first-order reaction kinetic modeling of several geochemical paleothermometers (vitrinite reflectance, clay mineral diagenesis and relative proportions of sterane and hopane biological marker diastereomers).
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King, J.D., Yang, J., Pu, F., 1994, Thermal history of the periphery of the Junggar Basin, Northwestern China: Organic Geochemistry, v. 21, no. 3-4, p. 393-405, https://doi.org/10.1016/0146-6380(94)90201-1.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Thermal history of the periphery of the Junggar Basin, Northwestern China |
| Series title | Organic Geochemistry |
| DOI | 10.1016/0146-6380(94)90201-1 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 13 p. |
| First page | 393 |
| Last page | 405 |
| Country | China |
| Other Geospatial | Junggar Basin, northwestern China |