The occurrence and potential origin of asphaltite in bedrock fractures, Forsmark, central Sweden

GFF

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-242

  Sandström, Björn ^a   Tullborg, Eva Lena ^b   De Torres, Trinidad ^c   Ortiz, José Eugenio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Terralogica AB   (Sweden)

^c Dpto de Automatic Ingenieria Electronica e Informatics Industrial DISAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alum shale; Asphaltite; Biomarkers; Bitumen; Fracture fillings; Hydrocarbons; Pb isotopes; Phanerozoic; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BIOMARKER; BITUMEN; CARBON ISOTOPE; EMPLACEMENT; FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; LEAD ISOTOPE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHANEROZOIC; SOURCE ROCK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FORSMARK; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UPPSALA [SWEDEN];

EID: 33750542522     PISSN: 11035897     EISSN: 20000863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11035890601283233     Document Type: Article

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