On the origins of deep hydrocarbons

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 449-465

  Sephton, Mark A ^a   Hazen, Robert M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84880718304     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2013.75.14     Document Type: Article

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