Tricyclic terpenoid composition of Tasmanites kerogen as determined by pyrolysis GC-MS

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1249-1263

  Greenwood, Paul F ^a   Arouri, Khaled R ^b   George, Simon C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON GENERATION; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034010254     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00326-9     Document Type: Article

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