SOURCE ROCK POTENTIAL OF LOWER-MIDDLE MIOCENE LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS: EXAMPLE OF THE KUCUKKUYU FORMATION, NW TURKEY

Bozcu A.

OIL SHALE, vol.32, no.4, pp.313-334, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3176/oil.2015.4.03
  • Journal Name: OIL SHALE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.313-334
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the geological, stratigraphic and organic geochemical features of the Kucukkuyu Formation out-cropping on Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey. The Lower-Middle Miocene formation crops out around the Gulf of Edremit and near Bayramic-Can in the north of the Kazdag Mountains. The unit is composed of shale, siltstone and sandstone intercalations. The shale is bituminous and represents a potential source rock in the region.