Conditions of Clay Pulp Formation in Mud Volcanoes of the Kerch–Taman Region Based the Data of Pyrolytic and Geochemical Studies
Journal: Lithology and Mineral Resources
Year: 2025

The pyrolytic characteristics of dispersed OM were determined in clay pulp samples taken from 23 mud volcanoes of the Kerch–Taman area (Crimean–Caucasian region). The organic matter (OM) belongs to type III kerogen, and its alteration level corresponds to the earliest stages of oil generation. It is also shown that, in terms of the pyrolytic characteristics, the OM carried out by volcanoes is almost a complete analog of the dispersed OM present in clays of the Maikop Group. However, in compariso