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• TITLE: Dolomitization in Campanian Oil Shale Rocks from South-Western Jordan

  AUTHORS: Hani M. Alnawafleh, Khalid E. Tarawneh, Hani N. Khoury, Nafeth A. Abdelhadi, Osama Y. Shakkoury, Reyad A. Dwairi, Mazen N. Amaireh

  KEYWORDS: Jordan, Oil Shale, Dolomitization, Campanian

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Geology, Vol.5 No.10, October 26, 2015

  ABSTRACT: This work represents the first detailed study of an oil shale (OS) section from the Upper Campanian Amman Silicified Limestone (ASL) Formation in south-western part of Jordan. More than five meters of oil shale have been recorded. Using the petrography and geochemistry, this study aims to focus on such non-conventional types of oil shale rocks in Jordan and to shed some light on their composition and formational environment. Unlike oil shale from Maastrichtian to early Tertiary, this type of oil shale is highly dolomitized. The dolomite is diagenetic in origin. This oil shale type contains considerable amount of OM and remarkably enriched in some trace elements and shows quite low sulfur content. Results suggest that the formation of dolomite appears to be limited by the rate of organic matter oxidation.