Maturity-related variations in the bitumen compositions of coals from Tara-1 and Toko-1 wells

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 157-169

  Killops, Steve ^a   Walker, Paul ^b   Wavrek, Dave ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b Humble Geochemical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Bitumen; Coal; Maturity; N alkanes; Rank

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BITUMEN; COAL; MATURATION; OIL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0035270038     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2001.9514932     Document Type: Article

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