Comment on {open_quotes}Mantle hydrocarbons: Abiotic or biotic?{close_quotes} by R. Sugisaki and K. Mimura

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(95)00283-6· OSTI ID:150515

Kenney, J F ^[1]

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1. Institute of Earth Physics, Moscow (Russian Federation)

This article is a comment on the research reported on by R. Sugisaki and K. Mimura concerning the origin of hydrocarbons in mantle xenoliths and other mantle-derived rocks such as basalt.Several lines of research suggest that the source of the hydrocarbons is abiogeneic. This research may have important implications for petroleum exploration and production.

• OSTI ID: 150515
• Journal Information: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Journal Name: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 59; ISSN GCACAK; ISSN 0016-7037
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
58 GEOSCIENCES
BASALT
EARTH MANTLE
GEOCHEMISTRY
HYDROCARBONS
ORIGIN
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
SOURCE ROCKS