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==Transformation rate==
 
==Transformation rate==
The rate at which hydrocarbons are generated from organic matter is called the transformation rate. Using source rock maturity, we can estimate the transformation rate. Different [[kerogen types]] (1) generate hydrocarbons at different maturity levels and (2) have different transformation rates. Maturity measurements can be made on several different components of a rock like vitrinite, kerogen, spores, apatite grains, and biomarkers; each has its own relationship to the kerogen transformation rate.
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The rate at which hydrocarbons are generated from [[organic matter]] is called the ''transformation rate''. Using [[source rock]] maturity, we can estimate the transformation rate. Different [[kerogen types]] (1) generate hydrocarbons at different maturity levels and (2) have different transformation rates. Maturity measurements can be made on several different components of a rock like [[vitrinite]], kerogen, [[spore]]s, [[apatite]] grains, and [[biomarker]]s; each has its own relationship to the kerogen transformation rate.
    
==Caveat==
 
==Caveat==
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