Diamondoid hydrocarbon ratios as indicators of biodegradation in Australian crude oils

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-73

  Grice, Kliti ^a   Alexander, Robert ^a   Kagi, Robert I ^a  

^a Curtin University of Technology Perth Centre for Applied Organic Geochemistry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adamantane; Biodegr adation; Carnarvon Basin; Diamantane; Diamondoids; Gippsland Basin; Methyladamantanes; Methyldiamantanes; Thermal maturity

Indexed keywords

ADAMANTANE; AUSTRALIA; BIODEGRADATION; DIAMONDOID; HYDROCARBON; METHYLADAMANTANE; MIXTURE; PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY;

DIAMONDOIDS; METHYLADAMANTANE; METHYLDIAMANTANE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0033622929     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00137-0     Document Type: Article

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