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Scientific paper
Apr 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987gecoa..51..879s&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (ISSN 0016-7037), vol. 51, April 1987, p. 879-894.
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Hydrocarbons, Low Temperature, Organic Materials, Red Sea, Alkanes, Carbon Isotopes, Hydrothermal Systems, Kerogen, Sediments, Steroids
Scientific paper
Hydrocarbons and bulk organic matter of two sediment cores within the Atlantis II Deep are analyzed, and microbial inputs and minor terrestrial sources are found to represent the major sedimentary organic material. Results show that extensive acid-catalyzed reactions are occurring in the sediments, and the Atlantis II Deep is found to exhibit a lower degree of thermal maturation than other hydrothermal or intrusive systems. The lack of carbon number preference noted among the n-alkanes suggests that the organic matter of these sediments has undergone some degree of catagenesis, though yields of hydrocarbons are much lower than those found in other hydrothermal areas, probably due to the effect of lower temperature and poor source-rock characteristics.
Grimalt Joan O.
Hartman Hyman
Hayes Jonathan M.
Simoneit Bernd R. T.
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