Formation pathways of proto-kerogens in Holocene sediments of the upwelling influenced Cariaco Trench, Venezuela

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 701-718

  Aycard, Mylène ^a,b,c   Derenne, Sylvie ^a   Largeau, Claude ^a   Mongenot, Thierry ^c   Tribovillard, Nicolas ^b   Baudin, François ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; HYDROLYSIS; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEDIMENTS;

SULFURISATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBOHYDRATE; HOLOCENE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; KEROGEN; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CARIACO TRENCH; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0037906277     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(03)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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