Origin of free and bound mid-chain methyl alkanes in oils, bitumens and kerogens of the marine, Infracambrian Huqf Formation (Oman)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1411-1428

  Höld, Ingeborg M ^a   Schouten, Stefan ^a   Jellema, Joyce ^a   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Huqf Formation; Infracambrian; Mid chain methyl alkanes; Monomethyl alkanes; Oman; X peaks

Indexed keywords

KEROGENS;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; DESULFURIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARAFFINS; PYROLYSIS; SOILS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALKANE; BITUMEN; KEROGEN; OIL FIELD; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

OMAN;

EID: 17044442617     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00115-1     Document Type: Article

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