Contrasting sterane signatures in Neoproterozoic marine rocks of Australia before and after the Acraman asteroid impact

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-207

  McKirdy, David M ^a   Webster, Lynn J ^a   Arouri, Khaled R ^a,c   Grey, Kathleen ^b   Gostin, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c R and D Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE MUDSTONES; MARINE ROCKS; PLANKTONS; THERMAL MATURITY;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROORGANISMS; OCEAN HABITATS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EJECTA; IMPACT STRUCTURE; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHOMORPHA; ACRITARCHA; ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PRASINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 31744443998     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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