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[kĕŕə-jən]
(n.)A fossilized material in shale and other sedimentary rock that yields oil upon heating.
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Kerogen is a mixture of organic chemical compounds that make up a portion of the organic matter in sedimentary rocks. It is insoluble in normal organic solvents because of the huge molecular weight (...
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Oil shale , an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock, contains significant amounts of kerogen (a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds) from which technology can extract liquid hydrocarbon...
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Typical organic constituents of kerogen are algae and woody plant material. Kerogens have a high molecular weight relative to bitumen, or soluble organic matter. Bitumen forms from kerogen during petroleum generation.
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A solid, waxy, organic substance that forms when pressure and heat from the Earth act on the remains of plants and animals. ... Kerogen converts to various liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons at a depth of 7 or more kilometers and a temperature between 50º and 100ºC.
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KEROGEN, the non-extractable organic matter in recent and ancient sediments, has been studied extensively for its importance in petroleum genesis. However, the chemistry of kerogen is not clear because of its highly-polymerised and complicated structure.
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Geological Terms Beginning With "K" ... ; For Terms Beginning With Other Letters Please Click Below; ... A variety of peridotite that is found in volcanic pipes which are thought to be intrusions from the upper mantle. Many diamond deposits are found in kimberlite pipes.
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