Biomarker and isotopic trends in a Permian-Triassic sedimentary section at Kap Stosch, Greenland

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-82

  Hays, Lindsay E ^a,e   Grice, Kliti ^b   Foster, Clinton B ^c,d   Summons, Roger E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; EUXINIC CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; GREENLAND; HYDROGEN INDICES; INDEX VALUES; ISOPRENOIDS; LATE PERMIAN; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; PERMIAN; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTIC ZONE EUXINIA; PRISTANE; ROCK-EVAL; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SPINOSE ACRITARCHS; STERANES; TRIASSIC; TRIASSIC SEDIMENTS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN; KEROGEN; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TISSUE;

BIOMARKERS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMARKER; DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HIATUS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; KEROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OUTCROP; PALEONTOLOGY; PERMIAN; PHOTIC ZONE; POLLEN; TRIASSIC;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; KAP STOSCH;

ACRITARCHA; CHLOROBI; GYMNOSPERMAE; PROTOHAPLOXYPINUS; VITTATINA;

EID: 84455202311     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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