# Catagenesis

> the cracking process in which organic kerogens are broken down into hydrocarbons

**Wikidata**: [Q929568](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929568)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catagenesis_(geology))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/catagenesis


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013