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Major and trace elements in Mahogany zone oil shale in two cores from the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado

Conference · · Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5871488
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The Parachute Creek member of the lacustrine Green River Formation contains thick sequences of rich oil shale. The richest sequence and the richest oil shale bed occurring in the member are called the Mahogany zone and the Mahogany bed, respectively. Geochemical abundance and distribution of eight major and 18 trace elements were determined in the Mahogany zone sampled from two cores, US Geological Survey core hole CR-2 and US Bureau of Mines core hole 01-A. The results of chemical analyses of 44 CR-2 Mahogany samples and 76 01-A Mahogany samples are presented. The major- and trace-element chemistry of the Mahogany zone from each of the these two cores is compared using elemental abundances and Q-mode factor modeling. (JMT)
Research Organization:
US Geological Survey, Denver, CO
OSTI ID:
5871488
Report Number(s):
CONF-830303-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States) Journal Volume: 28:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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