Raman spectroscopy as a tool for the non-destructive identification of organic minerals in the geological record

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 371-386

  Jehlicka J ^a   Edwards, H G M ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE TERPENES; TERTIARY CONTINENTAL SEDIMENTARY;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DECOMPOSITION; GEOLOGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ORGANIC MINERALS;

GEOLOGICAL RECORD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIGNITE; MINERAL; ORGANIC ACID; OXALATE; PAH; QUATERNARY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SHALE; TERPENE; TERTIARY;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 42049121898     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.01.005     Document Type: Review

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