Carbon isotopic compositions of 1,2,3,4-tetramethylbenzene in marine oil asphaltenes from the Tarim Basin: Evidence for the source formed in a strongly reducing environment

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-514

  Jia, WangLu ^a   Peng, PingAn ^a   Xiao, ZhongYao ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b TARIM OILFIELD COMPANY   (China)

Author keywords

1,2,3,4 tetramethylbenzene; Asphaltenes; Carbon isotopic composition; Marine oils; TheTarim Basin

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PYROLYSIS;

CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; FLASH PYROLYSIS; MARINE OIL ASPHALTENES; TETRAMETHYLBENZENE;

ASPHALTENES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ASPHALTENE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIACEAE;

EID: 41549108491     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-008-0030-7     Document Type: Article

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