Geochemistry: Direct radiometric dating of hydrocarbon deposits using rhenium-osmium isotopes

Science

Volumn 308, Issue 5726, 2005, Pages 1293-1295

  Selby, David ^a,b   Creaser, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOMETRY; ROCKS;

HYDROCARBON DEPOSITS; OIL SAND DEPOSITS;

HYDROCARBONS;

CARBON 14; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPE; OIL; OSMIUM; PETROLEUM; RHENIUM;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CRETACEOUS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; ROCK;

EID: 19744379902     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1111081     Document Type: Article

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