Abiotic gas: Atypical, but not rare

Elements

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 291-296

  Etiope, Giuseppe ^a,b   Schoell, Martin ^c  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Geofi Sica e Vulcanologia   (Italy)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c GasConsult International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic gas; Igneous rocks; Methane; Serpentinization

Indexed keywords

GASES; GASOLINE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METHANE; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

FISCHER TROPSCH; GASEOUS HYDROCARBON; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; PARTS PER MILLIONS; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; PETROLIFEROUS; SERPENTINIZATION; SURFACE MANIFESTATIONS;

HYDROCARBON SEEPAGE;

GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; METHANE; PRECAMBRIAN; SERPENTINIZATION; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EID: 84906562244     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.10.4.291     Document Type: Article

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