Molecular stable carbon isotope compositions of alkylphenanthrenes in coals and marine shales related to source and maturity

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 785-795

  Radke, Matthias ^a   Hilkert, Andreas ^b   Rullkötter, Jürgen ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Finnigan MAT GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; GC IR MS; Maturit y effects; Methylphenanthrenes; Phenanthrene; Retene; Simonellite

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENANTHRENES; MATURITY EFFECTS; MOLECULAR STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS;

CARBONACEOUS SHALE; COMPOSITION; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SAMPLING;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; SHALE;

EID: 0032142730     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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