The composition and radiolysis impact on aromatic hydrocarbons in sedimentary organic matter from the Mulga Rock (Australia) uranium deposit

• Published in: Organic geochemistry Vol. 123; pp. 103 - 112
• Main Authors: Greenwood, Paul F., Shan, Chao, Holman, Alex I., Grice, Kliti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Ambassador prospect; aromatization; carbon; dehydrogenation; Diagenesis; diterpenoids; hydrogenation; ionizing radiation; Organic geochemistry; organic matter; oxidation; Plant terpenoids; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Radiation; sediments; Stable carbon isotopes; stable isotopes; triterpenoids; uranium; Western Australia; Western Australia; Plant terpenoids; Diagenesis; Stable carbon isotopes; Ambassador prospect; Organic geochemistry; Radiation

•Molecular and isotopic distribution of U-rich Mulga Rock sediments reported.•Ionizing radiation effects on aromatic terpenoids were identified.•Radiolysis hastened the diagenetic transformation of plant terpenoids.•The aromatic terpenoid distributions showed no other major radiolytic effects.•Diage...