Hydrogen and carbon isotopic composition of methane as evidence for biogenic origin of natural gases from the Green Tuff Basin, Japan

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 399-407

  Sakata, Susumu ^a   Sano, Yuji ^b   Maekawa, Tatsuo ^a   Igari, Shun Ichiro ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biogenic origin; Green Tuff Basin; Isotopic composition; Methane origin; Volcanic reservoir rocks

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC METHANE ORIGIN;

ISOTOPES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; TRACE ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031104553     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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