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Palynofacies Analysis

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Applied Micropalaeontology

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As early as 1959, Jan Muller appreciated that the distribution patterns of palynomorphs and other particulate organic matter (POM) could be used for facies recognition and palaeogeographic reconstruction (Muller 1959). Such applications, and the increasing use of palynological methods for assessing hydrocarbon source rock potential led to the development of the palynofacies concept. The term palynofacies was first introduced by Combaz in 1964 to describe the quantitative and qualitative palynological study of the total particulate organic matter assemblage. Palynofacies analysis involves the identification of individual palynomorph, plant debris, and amorphous components, their absolute and relative proportions, size spectra, and preservation states (Combaz 1964, 1980). Palynomorph colour estimation of the level of organic maturation was also included in the original concept, although this is now usually regarded as a somewhat separate and distinct field of study.

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