Tricyclic terpane maturity parameters: Response to heating by an igneous intrusion

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8 B, 1999, Pages 1011-1019

  Farrimond, Paul ^a   Bevan, Jon C ^a   Bishop, Andy N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; C24 tetracyclic terpane; Igneous intrusion; Maturation; Maturity parameters; Tricyclic terpanes

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MATURATION; MATURITY PARAMETERS; TETRACYCLIC TERPANE; THERMAL MATURATION; TRICYCLIC TERPANE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; KEROGEN; PYROLYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

HYDROCARBONS;

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SHALE; THERMAL MATURITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032868299     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00091-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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