Biomarker distribution in the lacustrine shales of the upper Triassic-lower Jurassic Kap Stewart Formation, Jameson Land, Greenland

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 741-754

  Krabbe, Helle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Jameson Land; Lacustrine source rocks

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

LACUSTRINE SOURCE ROCKS; PETROLEUM POTENTIAL; ROCK EVAL PYROLYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

OIL SHALE;

BIOMARKER; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; JURASSIC; LAKE SEDIMENT; SOURCE ROCK; TRIASSIC;

GREENLAND, JAMESON LAND;

EID: 0030291983     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-8172(96)00035-9     Document Type: Article

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