The significance of 24-norcholestanes, 4-methylsteranes and dinosteranes in oils and source-rocks from East Sirte Basin (Libya)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1694-1705

  Aboglila, S ^a   Grice, K ^a   Trinajstic, K ^a   Snape, C ^b   Williford, K H ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GOOD DATA; HYDROPYROLYSIS; MESOZOIC; OIL-SOURCE CORRELATION; REACTION MONITORING; ROCK EXTRACTS; SOURCE ROCKS;

BIOMARKERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS OILS; LIPIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ROCKS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; BIOMARKER; CORAL; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITION; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MESOZOIC; PYROLYSIS; STEROID;

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; SIRTE BASIN;

ANTHOZOA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 80051941209     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.04.026     Document Type: Article

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