Lipid biogeochemistry in the Laurentian Trough - II. Changes in composition of fatty acids, sterols and aliphatic hydrocarbons during early diagenesis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 257-274

  Colombo, J C ^a   Silverberg, N ^b,d   Gearing, J N ^c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aliphatic hydrocarbons; Deep coastal sediments; Early diagenesis; Fatty acids; Laurentian Trough; Lipid biomarkers; Reactivity; Sterols

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIAGENESIS; LIPID; LIPIDS; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STEROL; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC, LAURENTIAN TRENCH;

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; COMPOSITION; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROCARBONS; LIPIDS; SEDIMENTS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; DEEP COASTAL SEDIMENTS; DIAGENESIS; LAURENTIAN TROUGH; STEROLS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030616284     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(96)00146-5     Document Type: Article

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