[1]Department of Earth Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China [2]GeoZentrum Nordbayern der Universitgit Erlangen Erlangen D-91054, Germany
Abstract:
The Honggang member of the early Paleogene Buxin Formation is the main source rock in the Sanshui Basin, characterized by organic-rich black shales with the cyclic recurrence of organic- poor sediments. The geochemical characteristics of the Honggang member have been documented to determine the organic matter types and depositional environments in this paper. The organic matter of the black shales mainly consists of a mixture of land plant-derived and phytoplankton-derived organic matter. Total organic carb...