Comparison between petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations and magnetic properties in Chennai coastal sediments, Bay of Bengal, INDIA

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1927-1935

  Venkatachalapathy, R ^a   Veerasingam, S ^a   Basavaiah, N ^b   Ramkumar, T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

Chennai; Coastal sediment; Magnetic properties; Petroleum hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; BAY OF BENGAL , INDIA; CHENNAI; CHRYSENE; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FERRIMAGNETIC MINERALS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MAGNETIC CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; MAGNETIC MINERALS; MAGNETIC PARAMETERS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY MEASUREMENTS; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; UV-FLUORESCENCE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROCARBONS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MINERALS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

MAGNETISM;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BAY OF BENGAL; CHENNAI; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 77957862841     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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