Beware intercepts: Interpreting compositional ratios in multi-component sediments and sedimentary rocks

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 981-987

  Calvert, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DIAGENESIS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 3042700127     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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