Occurrences and distributions of branched alkylbenzenes in the Dongsheng sedimentary uranium ore deposits, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 770-785

  Tuo, Jincai ^a   Chen, Ru ^a,b   Zhang, Mingfeng ^a   Wang, Xianbin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Branched alkylbenzenes; Organic geochemistry; Radiolysis; Sedimentary uranium ore deposits

Indexed keywords

ARGILLITE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; COAL; DECOMPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDSTONE; ORE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SANDSTONE; SILTSTONE; URANIUM;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 77957344550     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.04.034     Document Type: Article

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