Geochemical Characteristics of the Middle Jurassic Coal-Bearing Mudstones in the Dameigou Area (Qaidam Basin, NW China): Implications for Paleoclimate, Paleoenvironment, and Organic Matter Accumulation
Kai Zhou, Jinyan Sun, Minfang Yang, Shuo Zhang, Weichao Wang, Ran Gao, Peixin Zhang, Wanqing Wang, Haoqing Liu, Longyi Shao, Jing Lu · 2023
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Kai Zhou and co-authors published a geochemistry study in 2023 on coal-bearing mudstones from the Qaidam Basin in northwest China. These rocks record ancient climate and store organic matter for fuel. Samples from two Jurassic formations were put through carbon, sulfur, isotope, and element tests. Three layers emerged with differing organic richness.
Plant debris fed the lower layers, while the top layer mixed plant and water organism remains. Climate swung from warm and wet, to warm and dry, to hot and dry across the layers. Oxygen levels in the water governed organic buildup early on; later, sheer productivity took over. The authors map how climate shifts steered carbon storage.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kai Zhou, Jinyan Sun, Minfang Yang, Shuo Zhang, Weichao Wang, Ran Gao, Peixin Zhang, Wanqing Wang, Haoqing Liu, Longyi Shao, Jing Lu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |