The Origin of Silica of Marine Shale in the Upper Ordovician Wulalike Formation, Northwestern Ordos Basin, North China

The shale of the Wulalike Formation developed in the northwestern Ordos Basin is considered to be an effective marine hydrocarbon source rock. One of the key factors for successful shale gas exploration in the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formation in the Sichuan Basin is the high content of biogenic silica. How...

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Main Authors: Yanni Zhang, Rongxi Li, Hexin Huang, Tian Gao, Lei Chen, Bangsheng Zhao, Xiaoli Wu, Ahmed Khaled
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.729710/full