Partial resolution of sources of n-alkanes in the saline portion of the Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation (Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado)

James W. Collister; Eric Lichtfouse; Glenn Hieshima; J. M. Hayes

doi:10.1016/0146-6380(94)90010-8

Partial resolution of sources of n-alkanes in the saline portion of the Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation (Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado)

James W. Collister
, Eric Lichtfouse
, Glenn Hieshima
, J. M. Hayes

Indiana University Bloomington

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Abstract

Systematic variations in the ¹³C contents of individual extractable n-alkanes (C₁₆-C₂₉) can be modelled quantitatively and interpreted as indicating contributions from at least five distinct sources. These appear to be cyanobacterial (C₁₆-C₁₈, δ¹³C = - 37 0 00 vs PDB), phytoplanktonic C₁₆-C₂₃, δ = -32 0 00), chemoautotrophic bacterial (C₂₀-C₂₉, δ = -38 0 00), phytoplanktonic or heterotrophic bacterial (C₂₀-C₂₉, δ = -30‰), and vascular plants (C₂₃-C₂₉, δ = -29‰). Hydrous pyrolysis of related kerogens yields large quantities of additional n-alkanes with different and much more uniform δ values. The latter materials are apparently derived from the thermolysis of aliphatic biopolymers whose presence in the Green River Oil Shale has been recognized visually.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	645-659
Number of pages	15
Journal	Organic Geochemistry
Volume	21
Issue number	6-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0146-6380(94)90010-8
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Green River Formation
Parachute Creek Member
Piceance Creek Basin
aliphatic biopolymers
cyanobacteria
hydrous pyrolysis
n-alkane carbon isotope ratios
organic matter sources

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Partial resolution of sources of n-alkanes in the saline portion of the Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation (Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado)

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