Evidence for the rapid incorporation of hopanoids into kerogen

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1383-1394

  Farrimond, Paul ^a   Love, Gordon D ^a   Bishop, Andrew N ^a   Innes, Helen E ^a   Watson, Diane F ^a   Snape, Colin E ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOPANOID; KEROGEN; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0037377933     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01287-5     Document Type: Article

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