Geochemistry of the alginite and amorphous organic matter from type II-S kerogens

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 495-509

  Stankiewicz, B Artur ^a,b,d   Kruge, Michael A ^a   Mastalerz, Maria ^c   Salmon, Gary L ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alginite; alkylpyrroles; alkylthiophenes; amorphous organic matter; density gradient centrifugation; kerogen; maceral; pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CENTRIFUGATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS;

ALGINITE; ALKYLBENZENES; ALKYLPYRROLES; ALKYLTHIOPENES; AMORPHOUS ORGANIC MATTER; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; KEROGENS; MACERAL;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALGINITE; KEROGEN; MACERAL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER;

EGYPT; USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030131668     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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