Origin and distribution of biomarkers in the sulphur rich Utrillas coal basin - Teruel mining district - Spain

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1727-1735

  Olivella, M A ^a   Gorchs, R ^a   de las Heras, F X C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIACHOLESTENES; INFLUX; SUB-BITUMINOUS DEPOSITS; SULPHUR-REDUCING ENVIRONMENTS;

GEOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MINING; ORGANIC MINERALS; PYROLYSIS; SULFUR DEPOSITS;

BIOMARKERS;

ALBIAN; BIOMARKER; COAL; COAL MINE; SULFUR;

ARAGON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TERUEL [ARAGON];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33845200607     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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