Sulphurisation of homohopanoids: Effects on carbon number distribution, speciation, and 22S/22R epimer ratios

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2431-2452

  Köster, Jürgen ^a,b   Van Kaam Peters, Heidy M E ^a   Koopmans, Martin P ^a   De Leeuw, Jan W ^a   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NUMBER DISTRIBUTION; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; HOMOHOPANOID; LIMESTONE; MARLSTONE; SULPHURIZATION;

EID: 0031452708     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7037(97)00110-5     Document Type: Article

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