Preservation of hydrocarbons and biomarkers in oil trapped inside fluid inclusions for >2 billion years

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 844-870

  George, Simon C ^a   Volk, Herbert ^b   Dutkiewicz, Adriana ^c   Ridley, John ^d   Buick, Roger ^e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; CONGLOMERATE; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; METAMORPHISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OIL; PRESERVATION;

CANADA; ELLIOT LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 38349082274     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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