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Isotopic parameter data for oil–oil and oil–source rock correlations (view source)
Revision as of 16:22, 2 October 2014
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==Compound-specific isotope analysis==
==Compound-specific isotope analysis==
[[file:oiloil-and-oilsource-rock-correlations_fig8-4.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|2}}. Copyright: Unocal.]]
[[file:oiloil-and-oilsource-rock-correlations_fig8-4.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|2}}example of a correlation between an oil and a condensate using δ<sup>13</sup>C values for individual C<sub>10</sub> – C<sub>27</sub> ''n''-alkanes. Copyright: Unocal.]]
Over the last decade, much interest has developed in compound-specific isotope analysis, in which carbon isotope ratios are measured for numerous individual compounds in a sample and then plotted to give a fingerprint.
Over the last decade, much interest has developed in compound-specific isotope analysis, in which carbon isotope ratios are measured for numerous individual compounds in a sample and then plotted to give a fingerprint.