Earth’s Orbital Control on Organic Matter Enrichment in the Black Shales of the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formation in the Upper Yangtze Region, South China

China’s most successful horizon for shale-gas exploration and development is the Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation through the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in its Upper Yangtze Region. In this study, the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formation black shales in the Upper Yangtze Region are analysed to determin...

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Main Authors: Shaoze Zhao, Yong Li, Yingjiao Xu, Leli Cheng, Zhou Nie, Liang Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.938323/full