D/H isotope ratios of kerogen, bitumen, oil, and water in hydrous pyrolysis of source rocks containing kerogen types I, II, IIS, and III

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 3751-3766

  Schimmelmann, Arndt ^a   Lewan, Michael D ^b   Wintsch, Robert P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KEROGEN; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PYROLYSIS; SOURCE ROCK;

EID: 0033381072     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00221-5     Document Type: Article

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