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==Kerogen types==
==Kerogen types==
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The following descriptions of kerogen types indicate their biological input, stratigraphy, and depositional processes that control their oil-generative properties. Kerogen types are defined on H/C and O/C values (or HI and OI from Rock-Eval). In thermally immature samples, the chemically extreme kerogen types I and IV (and therefore the equivalent organic facies A and D) contain macerals having relatively uniform chemical properties. These end-members are dominated by the most and least hydrogen-rich constituents. Other kerogen types (and therefore their equivalent organic facies) are frequently mixtures of macerals. Microscopy is the method of choice for distinguishing the constituents of mixed organic matter assemblages.
The following descriptions of kerogen types indicate their biological input, stratigraphy, and depositional processes that control their oil-generative properties. Kerogen types are defined on H/C and O/C values (or HI and OI from Rock-Eval). In thermally immature samples, the chemically extreme kerogen types I and IV (and therefore the equivalent organic facies A and D) contain macerals having relatively uniform chemical properties. These end-members are dominated by the most and least hydrogen-rich constituents. Other kerogen types (and therefore their equivalent organic facies) are frequently mixtures of macerals. Microscopy is the method of choice for distinguishing the constituents of mixed organic matter assemblages.