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Ramón {DEUCE}
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Ramón {DEUCE} asked in Science & MathematicsEarth Sciences & Geology · 9 years ago

Oxygen-poor environment/geologic time?

Macroscopic organic material (leaves, stems, trunks) of swampy areas undergoes heat and pressure in an oxygen-poor environment over a geologically long time. What is the result?

-Oil shale

-Kerogen

-Tar sands

-Petroleum

-Coal

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  • L. Ellington (RIP MJ)
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
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    Hi, Ramon.

    I'd say coal is your best answer. Tar sands and petroleum I know are completely unrelated and kerogen and oil shale sort of go hand in hand with each other.

  • Geo
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    Coal

    Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal geologist
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I'd say coal because it's produced from organic matter under Hi P and Hi T

    Source(s): Geology major
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