Biomarkers in Source Rocks from Barreirinha Formation (Devonian): Distribution and Paleoenvironment Significance

• Published in: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 369 - 383
• Main Authors: Silva, Andrenilton, Barros, Artur, Sousa, Alek, Jarvie, Daniel, Calderón, Sebastian, Brito, Ailton, Nogueira, Afonso, de Souza, Alexandre, de Lima, Sidney
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 01.04.2022
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY; Barreirinha Formation; Devonian; Amazon Basin; tetracyclic polyprenoids; 24-n-propyl-cholestane (C30-npc)

The Barreirinha Formation-Upper Devonian, is the main petroleum source rock of the Amazon Basin, deposited during the great Devonian Transgression, contributing to significant accumulations of organic matter (OM) in anoxic conditions, which allowed its preservation. The present work had the objectiv...