Thermal history of the periphery of the Junggar Basin, Northwestern China
Geochemical analysis of rock core samples show that the basin periphery has experienced low thermal stress; present-day heat flows are in the range of 25–35 mW/m2 and have not been significantly higher than the worldwide mean of approx. 63 mW/m2 since the mid-Permian. Present day heat flows were determined from corrected borehole temperatures and rock thermal conductivities. Paleo-heat flows were determined by first-order reaction kinetic modeling of several geochemical paleothermometers (vitrinite reflectance, clay mineral diagenesis and relative proportions of sterane and hopane biological marker diastereomers).
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1994 |
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Title | Thermal history of the periphery of the Junggar Basin, Northwestern China |
DOI | 10.1016/0146-6380(94)90201-1 |
Authors | J. David King, Jianqiang Yang, Fan Pu |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Organic Geochemistry |
Index ID | 70186790 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |