Application of 24-norcholestanes for constraining source age of petroleum

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1269-1283

  Holba, A G ^a   Dzou, L I P ^a   Masterson, W D ^a   Hughes, W B ^a   Huizinga, B J ^a   Singletary, M S ^a   Moldowan, J M ^b   Mello, M R ^c   Tegelaar, E ^a,d  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^d Baseline Resolution Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Age diagnostic; Biomarker; Diatom; Dinosterane; Norcholestane; Oleanane; Paleolatitude; Siliceous sediment

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBONATES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TROPICS;

DIATOMS; NORCHOLESTERANE; STERANE;

BIOMARKERS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROCARBON; SOURCE ROCK;

EID: 0032214569     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00184-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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