anglagard writes:
Please define the term bedrock. Oil and natural gas deposits so far as known have virtually all come from sedimentary, rather than igneous or metamorphic rock. The mantle underneath the crust is metamorphic.
The abiotic theory means that at least some oil and gas is caused by outgassing from the mantle due to chemical reactions rather than from the decay of organic material. So far as I know, evidence for the concept is still being gathered and examined and no final verdict has been reached.
According to Merriam Webster bedrock is "the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials."
To delve into why may be off topic but imo, whether sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic the hypothesis appears to do nothing to support either side of the old earth EvC issues which includes my own hypothesis, (abe: not being) YEC.
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