Paleogeothermics: Evaluation of Geothermal Conditions in the Geological Past

ISBN-13: 9783540166450 / Niemiecki / Mikrofilm / 1986 / 234 str.

Ga1/4nter Buntebarth; Lajos Stegena

Spis treści

Methods in paleogeothermics.- Temperature history of the earth's surface in relation to heat flow.- Isotope geothermometers.- Relations between coalification and palaeogeothermics in Variscan and Alpidic foredeeps of western Europe.- The correlation of vitrinite reflectance with maximum temperature in humic organic matter.- A comparison of two vitrinite reflectance methods for estimating paleotemperature gradients.- Methods for paleotemperature estimation using vitrinite reflectance data: A critical evaluation.- A reaction kinetic approach to the temperature-time history of sedimentary basins.- Limits of application of the reaction kinetic method in paleogeothermics.- Geothermal effect of magmatism and its contribution to the maturation of organic matter in sedimentary basins.- Paleotemperatures in the Central Alps, - an attempt at interpretation.- Geothermal studies in oil field districts of North China.