Citation
Lp. Zhang et al., High concentration retene and methylretene in Silurian carbonate of Michigan Basin, CHIN SCI B, 44(22), 1999, pp. 2083-2086
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
ISSN journal
10016538
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Volume
44
Issue
22
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2083 - 2086
Database
ISI
SICI code
1001-6538(199911)44:22<2083:HCRAMI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Retene and methylretene have been identified by gas chromatography-mass spe
ctrometry in aromatic hydrocarbon fractions of Silurian carbonate extracts
of the Michigan Basin, Retene identified in pre-Devonian carbonates indicat
es that the compound not only is the biomarker of higher plants but also de
rived from alga or bacterium. The geochemical significance of methylretene
has been discussed.