Further evaluation of the Re-Os systematics of crude oil: Implications for Re-Os geochronology of petroleum systems
(2019)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Selby, D., Zhou, H., & Pujol, M. (2019). Further evaluation of the Re-Os systematics of crude oil: Implications for Re-Os geochronology of petroleum systems. Chemical Geology, 513, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.03.004
Here we further demonstrate asphaltene to be the main carrier of Re and Os in crude oil and additionally show that generally the less soluble fractions of asphaltene contain higher concentrations of Re and Os, with the 187Os/188Os and 187Re/188Os val... Read More about Further evaluation of the Re-Os systematics of crude oil: Implications for Re-Os geochronology of petroleum systems.