TY - GEN AU - Schwarzbauer,Jan AU - Jovancicevic,Branimir TI - Fossil matter in the geosphere T2 - Fundamentals in organic geochemistry SN - 9783319115528 U1 - 577.14 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer KW - Organic geochemistry KW - Fossil Biomolecules KW - Biogeochemistry. N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 1. Origin and transformations of organic matter in geosphere -- 2. Main types of organic matter in geosphere -- 3. Minerals in sediments and their impact on the changes of organic substances in geosphere -- 4. Coals -- 5. Oil shales -- Appendix N2 - The book covers comprehensively relevant aspects related to the appearance and characterisation of fossil matter in the geosphere such as kerogen, oil, shales and coals. As organic geochemistry is a modern scientific subject characterized by a high transdisciplinarity and located at the edge of chemistry, environmental sciences, geology and biology, there clearly is a need for a flexible offer of appropriate academic teaching material on an undergraduated level addressed to the variety of students coming originally from different study disciplines. For such a flexible usage this textbook series' consists of different volumes with clear defined aspects and with manageable length ER -