Molecular characterization of organic matter in sediments from the Keg River formation (Elk Point group), western Canada sedimentary basin

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1905-1920

  Behrens, A ^a   Wilkes, H ^b   Schaeffer, P ^a   Clegg, H ^b   Albrecht, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aromatic isoprenoidal acids; Aryl isoprenoids; Chlorobiaceae; Depositional environment; Hydrocarbons; Keg River formation; Photic zone anoxia; Stable carbon isotopes; Sulfur bound lipids; Western Canada sedimentary basin

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DESULFURIZATION; ISOPRENOID; RIVER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMARKER; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0032410951     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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