Advances in organic geochemistry : proceedings of the Third International Congress [on Organic Geochemistry ; held at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, on 26-28 September 1966

Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages ix-x , G.D. HOBSON, G.C. SPEERS CARBON ISOTOPE STUDY ON METHANE FROM GERMAN COAL DEPOSITS , Pages 1-26 , U. COLOMBO, F. GAZZARRINI, R. GONFIANTINI, G. KNEUPER, M. TEICHMÜLLER, R. TEICHMÜLLER THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CARBON ISOTOPE VARIATIONS IN MARINE SEDIMENTS , Pages 27-35 , JOHN M. HUNT CARBON ISOTOPE EFFECTS IN METHANE PRODUCTION BY THERMAL CRACKING , Pages 37-53 , WILLIAM M. SACKETT, SONGCHAI NAKAPARKSIN, DONALD DALRYMPLE HYDROGEN ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION OF WATER PASSING THROUGH TREES , Pages 55-67 , R.L. WERSHAW, IRVING FRIEDMAN, S.J. HELLER, P.A. FRANK GEOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF PORPHYRINS IN WEST VENEZUELAN MINERAL OILS AND ROCKS , Pages 69-86 , J.A. GRANSCH, E. EISMA RESEARCHES CONCERNING PORPHYRINS AND METAL COMPLEXES OF PORPHYRINS FROM THE POSIDONOMYA SHALES OF SWABIA (BRD) , Page 87 , WOLFGANG HELLER PENTACYCLIC TRITERPANES FROM PETROLEUM AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE , Pages 89-110 , I.R. HILLS, E.V. WHITEHEAD CORRELATION PROBLEMS AMONG CRUDE OILS , Pages 111-127 , DIETRICH H. WELTE ÉTUDE SUR LES TRANSFORMATIONS PHYSIQUES ET CHIMIQUES DES PÉTROLES EN LIAISON AVEC LES CONDITIONS GÉOLOGIQUES , Pages 129-151 , R.S. BYRAMJEE, M.A. BESTOUGEFF INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, AND A CLAY MINERAL ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF AN AROMATIC FRACTION OF A CRUDE OIL , Page 153 , Y. CALIFET, J.L. OUDIN INFLUENCE DU MODE D'ÉCHANTILLONNAGE SUR LA COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE DES FRACTIONS LÉGÈRES D'UNE HUILE BRUTE , Pages 155-179 , M. POULET, J. ROUCACHE GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR PETROLEUM , Page 181 , P. LEPLAT APPLICATION OF DATA PROCESSING METHODS TO GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR PETROLEUM , Pages 183-190 , R.E. GERARD PORE FLUID IN SHALES AND ITS GEOCHEMICAL SIGNIFICANCE , Pages 191-217 , G. LONG, S. NEGLIA, E. RUBINO DIFFUSION OF LIGHT PARAFFIN HYDROCARBONS IN WATER FROM 2°C TO 80°C , Pages 219-230 , J.J. SAHORES, P.A. WITHERSPOON ORIGIN OF TRACE METAL ENRICHMENT IN BITUMINOUS SHALES , Pages 231-236 , MARGARETHA BRONGERSMA-SANDERS NITROGENOUS CONSTITUENTS OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS , Pages 237-263 , F.J. STEVENSON, S.N. TILO ÉTUDE DES PREMIERS STADES D'ÉVOLUTION DE LA MATIÈRE ORGANIQUE DANS DES MARES EN MILIEU RÉCIFAL (Polynésie française) , Pages 265-284 , JEAN TRICHET STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES IN RECENT LAKE SEDIMENTS , Pages 285-311 , RYOSHI ISHIWATARI BOTANICAL, CHEMICAL AND MICRO-BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF PEAT ACCUMULATION PROCESSES IN THE EVERGLADES OF FLORIDA , Pages 313-314 , P.H. GIVEN, W. SPACKMAN, A. COHEN, J. IMBALZANO, L.E. CASIDA, T. HISCOTT FATTY ACIDS IN SEDIMENTS INCLUDING THE GREEN RIVER SHALE (EOCENE) AND SCOTTISH TORBANITE (CARBONIFEROUS) , Pages 315-334 , A.G. DOUGLAS, K. DOURAGHI-ZADEH, G. EGLINTON, J.R. MAXWELL, J.N. RAMSAY EVIDENCE FOR TRANSFORMATIONS OF NORMAL FATTY ACIDS IN SEDIMENTS , Pages 335-366 , KEITH A. KVENVOLDEN THE MECHANISM OF THE GENERATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS FROM A FATTY ACID , Pages 367-368 , J.W. JURG, E. EISMA THERMAL ALTERATION OF THE ORGANIC MATTER IN SEDIMENTS , Pages 369-388 , A.G. DOUGLAS, G. EGLINTON, W. HENDERSON INFLUENCE DE L'ORIGINE DES MATIÈRES ORGANIQUES ET DE LEUR DEGRÉ D'ÉVOLUTION SUR LES PRODUITS DE PYROLYSE DU KÉROGÈNE , Pages 389-405 , M. BORDENAVE, A. COMBAZ, A. GIRAUD CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INSOLUBLE ORGANIC MATTER OF SEDIMENTS BY PYROLYSIS , Pages 407-426 , J.A. GRANSCH, E. EISMA A LASER-MICROPYROLYSIS SYSTEM FOR THE STUDY OF ORGANIC SEDIMENTS AND INCLUSIONS , Page 427 , F.J. VASTOLA, P.H. GIVEN, R.R. DUTCHER, A.J. PIRONE EXPERIMENTAL DIAGENESIS OF THE NAUTILUS SHELL , Pages 429-441 , CH. GRÉGOIRE INDICATIONS OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROCESSES IN ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY , Pages 443-467 , G. MUELLER POSSIBLE TAXONOMIC INTERPRETATION OF SOME PALAEOZOIC AND PRECAMBRIAN CARBOHYDRATE RESIDUES , Pages 469-491 , F.M. SWAIN, G.V. PAKALNS, J.G. BRATT ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS FROM THE PRE-CAMBRIAN OF NORTH AMERICA AND SOUTH AFRICA , Pages 493-506 , J. ORÓ, D.W. NOONER HYDROCARBONS IN METEORITES , Pages 507-521 , J. ORO', D.W. NOONER, R.J. OLSON PRIMITIVE PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS , Pages 523-537 , PATRICK ECHLIN ON THE SYNTHESIS OF PEPTIDES UNDER PRIMITIVE EARTH CONDITIONS , Pages 539-545 , J.H. REUTER AUTHOR INDEX , Pages 547-555 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 557-576 OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES IN EARTH SCIENCES , Page 577