Use of biomarker distributions and compound specific isotopes of carbon and hydrogen to delineate hydrocarbon characteristics in the East Sirte Basin (Libya)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1249-1258

  Aboglila, S ^a   Grice, K ^a   Trinajstic, K ^a   Dawson, D ^a   Williford, K H ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRUDE OIL; HYDROGEN; ISOMERS; ISOTOPES; PARAFFINS; PRASEODYMIUM;

BIOMARKER DISTRIBUTIONS; CARBON AND HYDROGENS; COMPOUND-SPECIFIC ISOTOPES; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE/PHENANTHRENE; GENETIC CLASSIFICATION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SOURCE ROCKS;

BIOMARKERS;

ALKANE; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRUDE OIL; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OXIC CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; SIRTE BASIN;

EID: 78649632423     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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