Compound-specific isotopic analyses: A novel tool for reconstruction of ancient biogeochemical processes

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 4-6, 1990, Pages 1115-1128

  Hayes, J M ^a   Freeman, Katherine H ^a   Popp, Brian N ^a   Hoham, Christopher H ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria; biomarkers; carbon 13; CO2; mass spectrometry; paleoenvironment; porphyrins

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DITERPENE; LIPID; PHYTANE; PORPHYRIN; PRISTANE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; PALEONTOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ALKANES; BACTERIA; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBONATES; DITERPENES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LIPIDS; PALEONTOLOGY; PORPHYRINS; PYRROLES; TERPENES; TETRAPYRROLES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BIOMARKER; GREENHORN FORMATION; MESSEL SHALE; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PORPHYRIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS--GAS; ISOTOPES--FRACTIONATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SHALE;

BIOMARKERS; GEOLIPIDS; GEOPORPHYRINS; GREENHORN FORMATION; MESSEL SHALE; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0025570475     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(90)90147-R     Document Type: Article

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