Search Results - "Zumberge, Alex"
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Reappraisal of hydrocarbon biomarkers in Archean rocks
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (12-05-2015)“…Significance The advent of oxygenic photosynthesis set the stage for the evolution of complex life on an oxygenated planet, but it is unknown when this…”
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Demosponge steroid biomarker 26-methylstigmastane provides evidence for Neoproterozoic animals
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-11-2018)“…Sterane biomarkers preserved in ancient sedimentary rocks hold promise for tracking the diversification and ecological expansion of eukaryotes. The earliest…”
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Tracking the rise of eukaryotes to ecological dominance with zinc isotopes
Published in Geobiology (01-07-2018)“…The biogeochemical cycling of zinc (Zn) is intimately coupled with organic carbon in the ocean. Based on an extensive new sedimentary Zn isotope record across…”
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Organic geochemistry of the middle Paleozoic Ora Formation in Iraq: Implications for source rock assessment and hydrocarbon potentiality
Published in Heliyon (30-04-2024)“…The Ora Formation (late Devonian–early Carboniferous) is thought to be a potential source rocks for the Paleozoic petroleum system of Iraq. The source…”
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Geochemical Analysis of Two Samples of Bitumen from Jars Discovered on Muhut and Masirah Islands (Oman)
Published in Separations (01-10-2021)“…Two samples of bitumen were obtained, one from a torpedo jar (c. 3rd–8th C. AD) from Masirah island and one from a Tunisian jar (c. 18th C. AD) from Muhut…”
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Free and kerogen‐bound biomarkers from late Tonian sedimentary rocks record abundant eukaryotes in mid‐Neoproterozoic marine communities
Published in Geobiology (01-05-2020)“…Lipid biomarker assemblages preserved within the bitumen and kerogen phases of sedimentary rocks from the ca. 780–729 Ma Chuar and Visingsö Groups facilitate…”
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Sources of C30 steroid biomarkers in Neoproterozoic–Cambrian rocks and oils
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Production Allocation: Rosetta Stone or Red Herring? Best Practices for Understanding Produced Oils in Resource Plays
Published in Minerals (Basel) (01-12-2020)“…The production of crude oil from resource plays has increased enormously over the past decade. In the USA, around 63% of total output in 2019 was from…”
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Absence of biomarker evidence for early eukaryotic life from the Mesoproterozoic Roper Group: Searching across a marine redox gradient in mid‐Proterozoic habitability
Published in Geobiology (01-05-2019)“…By about 2.0 billion years ago (Ga), there is evidence for a period best known for its extended, apparent geochemical stability expressed famously in the…”
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Bitumens from Tell Yarmuth (Israel) from 2800 BCE to 1100 BCE: A unique case history for the study of degradation effects on the Dead Sea bitumen
Published in Organic geochemistry (01-06-2022)“…•Archaeological samples from the Early Bronze to Iron Age Ia from Tell Yarmuth (Israel) were selected for a geochemical study.•Samples may be allocated into…”
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Sources of C 30 steroid biomarkers in Neoproterozoic-Cambrian rocks and oils
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Geochemical analysis of bituminous samples from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Nahal Efe (Northern Negev, Israel): Earliest evidence in the region and an example of alteration of the Dead Sea bitumen
Published in Organic geochemistry (01-09-2024)“…•36 bituminous samples from Nahal Efe (Israel) were analysed by geochemical techniques.•All samples contain bitumen from the Dead Sea.•Earliest evidence of…”
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Geochemical analysis of bitumen from West Asian torpedo jars from the c. 8th century Phanom-Surin shipwreck in Thailand
Published in Journal of archaeological science (01-05-2020)“…Organic samples obtained from the interior of fragments of five different torpedo jar vessels found onboard the c. 8th century Phanom-Surin shipwreck…”
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A geochemical study of bitumen residues on ceramics excavated from Early Bronze age graves (3000–2900 BCE) at Başur Höyük in SE Turkey
Published in Organic geochemistry (01-01-2018)“…•Black spots on ceramics from graves at Başur Höyük (SE Turkey) are bitumen residues.•The source of bitumen was not identified.•Bitumen occurrence is a…”
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Geochemistry and origin of bituminous samples of Kuriki Höyük (SE Turkey) from 4000 BCE to 200 CE: Comparison with Kavuşan Höyük, Hakemi Use and Salat Tepe
Published in Journal of archaeological science, reports (01-02-2022)“…Twelve samples of organic mixtures collected from floors and potsherds in different areas of Kuriki Höyük (SE Turkey) were analyzed by geochemical techniques…”
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Geochemical study of the luting and coating of medieval watercraft from the ship timbers discovered in the citadel of al-Balīd, Oman: Composition and origin
Published in Journal of archaeological science, reports (01-06-2023)“…•Bitumen samples of sewn-boats from al-Balid (Oman) were analyzed by geochemical techniques.•They contain bitumen originating from Iran, oil and resins (dammar…”
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