Carbon isotopic ratios of methane, ethane and propane in natural gases from Niigata and Akita in Japan: Factors affecting the parameters

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-132

  Igari, Shun Ichiro ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; ETHANE; GAS FIELD; METHANE; PROPANE;

EID: 0033047531     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.33.127     Document Type: Article

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