The molecular composition of kerogen in Pliocene Mediterranean sapropels and associated homogeneous calcareous ooze

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1037-1053

  Menzel, Diana ^a   Van Bergen, Pim F ^a,e   Veld, Harry ^b   Brinkhuis, Henk ^c   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Botanical Palaeoecology ^*  (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^e SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE ORGANSIMS; ORGANIC MATTER; PYROLYSATES; SAPROPELS;

COMPOSITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PYROLYSIS;

KEROGEN;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; KEROGEN; OOZE; ORGANIC MATTER; PLIOCENE; SAPROPEL;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 20444422551     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2005.02.010     Document Type: Article

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