Biogenicity and Syngeneity of Organic Matter in Ancient Sedimentary Rocks: Recent Advances in the Search for Evidence of Past Life
The past decade has seen an explosion of new technologies for assessment of biogenicity and syngeneity of carbonaceous material within sedimentary rocks. Advances have been made in techniques for analysis of in situ organic matter as well as for extracted bulk samples of soluble and insoluble (kero...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-08-01
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Series: | Challenges |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/5/2/260 |