EPR study of kerogens from Middle Valley, Northern Juan de fuca Ridge (ODP Leg 139)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 341-352

  Dickneider, Trudy A ^a   Scull, Stephanie ^a   Whelan, Jean K ^b   Blough, Neil V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; Kerogen; Maturation; Middle Valley; Power saturation behavior; Spin densities; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IMPURITIES; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PYRITES; SEDIMENTS; UNDERWATER SOILS;

KEROGEN;

EID: 0031103908     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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