Origin and significance of aromatic hydrocarbons in giant iron ore deposits of the late Archean Hamersley Basin, Western Australia

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1161-1175

  Brocks, Jochen J ^a   Summons, Roger E ^b   Buick, Roger ^c   Logan, Graham A ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CONDENSATES; IRON ORES; MINES;

HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ARCHEAN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; HOST ROCK; IRON ORE; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SHALE;

AUSTRALIA; HAMERSLEY BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042066682     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(03)00065-2     Document Type: Article

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