Paleogeothermics - Evaluation of Geothermal Conditions in the Geological Past

List of contents

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Günte Buntebarth (Editor), Günter Buntebarth (Editor), STEGENA (Editor), Stegena (Editor), Lajos Stegena (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1986
• EAN: 9783540166450
• ISBN: 978-3-540-16645-0
• No. of pages: 234
• Weight: 450 g
• Illustrations: II, 234 S. 45 Abb.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences; Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology