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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.
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.
==Caveat==
==Caveat==