A Comparative Study of Molecular Paleosalinity Indicators: Chromans, Tocopherols and C20 Isoprenoid Thiophenes in Miocene Lake Sediments (Nördlinger Ries, Southern Germany)

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-190

  Barakat, Assem O ^a   Rullkötter, Jürgen ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromans; Homohopenes; Isoprenoid thiolanes; Isoprenoid thiophenes; Methylated MTTC; N rdlinger Ries; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013043594     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009645510876     Document Type: Article

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