Accepted Manuscript Source rock characteristics, depositional setting and hydrocarbon generation potential of Cretaceous coals and organic rich mudstones from Maiganga and Yaya-Ngari, Gombe Formation, Gongola Sub-basin, Northern Benue Trough, NE Nigeria Habeeb A. Ayinla, Wan Hasiah Abdullah, Yousif M. Makeen, M.B. Abubakar, A. Jauro, Babangida M. Sarki Yandoka, Khairul Azlan Mustapha, Nor Syazwani Zainal Abidin PII: S0166-5162(16)30770-4 DOI: doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2017.02.011 Reference: COGEL 2794 To appear in: International Journal of Coal Geology Received date: 27 November 2016 Revised date: 18 February 2017 Accepted date: 18 February 2017 Please cite this article as: Habeeb A. Ayinla, Wan Hasiah Abdullah, Yousif M. Makeen, M.B. Abubakar, A. Jauro, Babangida M. Sarki Yandoka, Khairul Azlan Mustapha, Nor Syazwani Zainal Abidin , Source rock characteristics, depositional setting and hydrocarbon generation potential of Cretaceous coals and organic rich mudstones from Maiganga and Yaya-Ngari, Gombe Formation, Gongola Sub-basin, Northern Benue Trough, NE Nigeria. The address for the corresponding author was captured as affiliation for all authors. Please check if appropriate. Cogel(2017), doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2017.02.011 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.