Carbon isotope biogeochemistry of plant resins and derived hydrocarbons

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1199-1214

  Murray, Andrew P ^a,d   Edwards, Dianne ^a   Hope, Janet M ^a   Boreham, Christopher J ^a   Booth, Webber E ^b   Alexander, Robert A ^c   Summons, Roger E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Woodside Petroleum   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbon isotopes; CSIA; Hydrocarbons; Oils; Resinites; Resins; SE Asia

Indexed keywords

RESINITES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; CARBON; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYROLYSIS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; PLANT;

EID: 0032215298     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00126-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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