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SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER - Coggle Diagram
SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER
TYPES
Kerogen
Types
Type I: long aliphatic chain
Type II: medium aliphatic chain
Type III: aromatic rings, short chains
Chemistry
Aliphatic or aromatic
Proportions determine "kerogen type"
Composed of biopolymers
Asphaltenes and resins
Minerals
ORIGIN
Allochtonous
Authoctonous
PRODUCTION
Marine
Biologically rich, high productivity ocean settings
Shallow, well ocygentaed, sunlit, warm waters
Invertebrates, reefs, phytoplankton, zooplankton
Nonmarine
Tropical/subtropical zones
Lakes and foodplains, deltas
Plant rich environments
MACAREL
Vitrinite
Inertinite
Liptinite