Essays about: "Ordovician"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 44 essays containing the word Ordovician.
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21. Prediction of the degree of thermal breakdown of limestone : a case study of the Upper Ordovician Boda Limestone, Siljan district, central Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : Quicklime (CaO) is an important geological resource with a wide variety of industrial uses. It is a base chemical produced from the burning of limestone or dolomite. READ MORE
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22. Stratigraphy, facies and depositional history of the Colonus Shale Trough, Skåne, southern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : Colonustråget är en viktig tektonisk enhet i den s.k. Sorgenfrei-Tornquistzonen i Skåne, södra Sverige. Den sedimentära sekvensen består av en kambrisk till silurisk succession dominerad av finkorniga klas-tiska sediment samt en mindre del kalksten. READ MORE
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23. Cosmic ray tracks in chondritic material with focus on silicate mineral inclusions in chromite
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : It has been suggested that the cosmic ray flux varies as Earth moves relative to the spiral arms in the galaxy. However, no satisfying record over the cosmic ray flux over long time scales has been presented. READ MORE
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24. Sequence stratigraphy, palynology and biostratigraphy across the Ordovician-Silurian boundary in the Röstånga-1 core, southern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : A multiproxy study on sedimentary rocks spanning the Ordovician-Silurian boundary has been performed on material from the Röstånga-1 core, with the aims to improve the biostratigraphical and sedimentological framework and to interpret the depositional environment during this interval in Earth’s history. The sedimentary succession in the Röstånga-1 core is developed in the Scanian Lithofacies Belt and is considered an excellent upper Middle Ordovician-Lower Silurian reference section for southernmost Sweden. READ MORE
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25. Maturity of kerogen, petroleum generation and the application of fossils and organic matter for paleotemperature measurements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : The origin, composition and maturity of kerogen, and its conversion to petroleum is reviewed. Various methods for estimating the maximum temperature to which kerogen and potential source rocks were subjected are also reviewed. READ MORE