Onocerane and other triterpenoids in Late Cretaceous sediments from the Upper Benue Trough, Nigeria: Tectonic and palaeoenvironmental implications

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 583-592

  Pearson, Michael J ^a   Obaje, Nuhu G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; EOP; Marine organic matter; n alkane; Nigeria; Onocerane; Palaeoenvironment; Triterpenoid; Upper Benue

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON BITUMEN FRACTION; CRETACEOUS; MARINE ORGANIC MATTER; NIGERIA; ONOCERANE; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; TRITERPENOID; UPPER BENUE;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PARAFFINS; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BITUMEN; CRETACEOUS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TECTONIC SETTING;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0032810649     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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