A thermal and chemical degradation approach to decipher pristane and phytane precursors in sedimentary organic matter

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1089-1104

  Koopmans, Martin P ^a   Rijpstra, W Irene C ^a   Klapwijk, Mariëtte M ^a   De Leeuw, Jan W ^a   Lewan, Michael D ^b   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical degradation; Flash pyrolysis; Gessoso solfifera formation; Ghareb Formation; Green River Formation; Hydrous pyrolysis; Phytane; Pristane; Pristane phytane ratio

Indexed keywords

FLASH PYROLYSIS; GHAREB FORMATION; GREEN RIVER FORMATION; HYDROUS PYROLYSIS; PHYTANE; PRISTANE; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DEGRADATION; MACERAL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0032739085     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00088-1     Document Type: Article

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