Fossil Matter in the Geosphere

• Main Authors: Schwarzbauer, Jan (Author), Jovančićević, Branimir (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Fundamentals in Organic Geochemistry,
• Subjects: Environment.; Geochemistry.; Geobiology.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental Chemistry.; Biogeosciences.

The first volume in this new text book series covers comprehensively relevant aspects related to the appearance and characterisation of fossil matter in the geosphere such as kerogen, oil, shales and coals. As organic geochemistry is a modern scientific subject characterized by a high transdisciplin...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Origin and transformations of organic matter in  geosphere
• 2. Main types of organic matter in geosphere
• 3. Minerals in sediments and their impact on the changes of organic substances in geosphere
• 4. Coals
• 5. Oil shales.