Evolution of oil generation in the Earth's history

Geologiya i Geofizika

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 784-802

  Kontorovich, A E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biochemistry of bacteria and plants; Biosphere; Cyclic phenomena; Types of lithogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; LIPID; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECAMBRIAN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 5544284681     PISSN: 00167886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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