Unusual N-alkane distributions in extracts from marine carbonate rocks at high levels of maturity and overmaturity

Chinese Journal of Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 322-333

  Li, Jinggui ^a   Philp, R Paul ^b   Mingzhong, Cui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alga; Bimodal distribution; China; High maturity and overmaturity; Marine carbonate source rock; N alkane; Odd even predominance

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ROCKS;

MARINE ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBONATE; GAS FIELD; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; MATURATION; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SOURCE ROCK;

CHINA; SHANGANNING BASIN; SICHUAN BASIN;

EID: 2242472977     PISSN: 10009426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02831533     Document Type: Article

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