Research Article

Extremely High Primary Productivity and Organic Matter Enrichment in Lacustrine Sediments: Late Triassic Chang 73 Sub-Member, Western Ordos Basin

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Element geochemical column of Chang 73 black shale in well DP1 showing paleoenvironment, paleowater depth, chemical weathering, and paleosalinity. Note that the dashed lines indicate the thresholds for these geochemical proxies.