Organic Petrology and Geochemistry: Exploring the Organic-Rich Facies
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 403
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute of Earth Sciences—Porto Pole, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Interests: organic petrology; palynofacies; kerogen; maceral; solid bitumen; depositional paleoenvironment; organic geochemistry; organic facies
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Dear Colleagues,
A multidisciplinary approach, incorporating organic petrology and geochemistry (both organic and inorganic), provides fundamental insights into the characterization of organic-rich facies in sedimentary basins. The lateral and vertical distribution of these facies is influenced by depositional environmental features, including primary productivity, organic matter input, water column redox conditions, and sediment accumulation rates. By examining various organic and inorganic facies across different basins and integrating petrological and geochemical data, a more comprehensive understanding of the diagenetic processes affecting organic matter can be achieved. This approach facilitates the identification of key factors controlling the preservation and alteration of organic matter, with particular emphasis on kerogen types and their transformation pathways. Such insights provide new perspectives on interpretating the characteristics and potential of hydrocarbon reservoirs. Understanding the organic facies of source rocks is also crucial as the world shifts its focus on "advantaged hydrocarbons" in the context of the energy transition.
This Special Issue will explore the intricate relationships between organic matter types, depositional environments, thermal maturity, and the interplay between organic and inorganic components within organic-rich facies in sedimentary basins. We invite contributions that adopt a multidisciplinary approach and a broad spectrum of techniques for analyzing organic matter, both petrographic and geochemical. Studies that investigate the relationships between organic and inorganic matter are welcomed, as they provide valuable insights into the complex processes governing the evolution of sedimentary basins.
We thank you and look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Paula Alexandra Gonçalves
Dr. Qian Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organic-rich facies
- organic petrology
- organic geochemistry
- inorganic geochemistry
- palynofacies
- biomarkers
- scanning electron microscopy
- stable isotope geochemistry
- kerogen
- thermal maturation
- depositional paleoenvironment
- basin analysis
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