Towards biomarker analysis of hydrocarbons trapped in individual fluid inclusions: First extraction by ErYAG laser

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1575-1583

  Hode, Tomas ^a   Zebühr, Yngve ^b   Broman, Curt ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Early Earth; Fluid inclusions; GC MS; Hydrocarbons; Laser extraction; Mars

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; COMPOSITION; EARTH (PLANET); LASERS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

FLUID INCLUSIONS; GC-MS; LASER EXTRACTION;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 33751011876     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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