The late Paleozoic oxygen pulse and accumulations of petroleum source rocks and coal
Recent geophysical and geochemical data and theoretical modeling indicate high levels of atmospheric O2 (up to 35%) during the Carboniferous-Permian. I suggest that this O2 pulse had a substantial impact on global accumulations of petroleum source rocks and coal during this geological period.
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Serbian Chemical Society
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2006/0352-51390602143P.pdf |