Unusual distribution of hydrocarbons in a hydrothermally altered phosphorite nodule from Kusu Basin, northern Kyushu, Japan

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3 -3 pt 1, 1998, Pages 155-161

  Ogihara, Shigenori ^a   Ishiwatari, Ryoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3,7 dimethylalkanes; Acidophilic bacteria; Alkylcyclopentanes; Hydrothermal alteration; Kusu Basin; Kusu Formation; Kyushu Island; Phosphorite nodule

Indexed keywords

ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA; ALKYLCYCLOPENTANES; DIMETHYLALKANES; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; KUSU BASIN; KUSU FORMATION; KYUSHU ISLAND; PHOSPHORITE NODULE;

BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; EXTRACTION; HYDROCARBONS; OLEFINS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SHALE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

HYDROCARBON; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MUDSTONE; PHOSPHORITE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0032415457     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00052-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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