“…The concentration of trace elements (TE) (Li, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Sb, Ba, Mo, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Cs, Rb, Sr, Zr, Nb, Hf, U, W, Re, Pb, Bi, Th, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) in rock and kerogen samples was determined on a Thermo Fisher Scientific iCAP Qc ICP mass spectrometer. The method of analysis is described in ref . For analysis, rock samples were 100 mg each, and kerogen samples were 250 mg each.…”