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On the Formation of Diasteranes in Oil and Organic Matter of Rocks

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Data obtained on the distribution patterns of biomarker hydrocarbons (n-alkanes, isoprenanes, steranes, and terpanes) in oils, organic matter in rocks, prokaryotes, and thermolysis products of the insoluble part of prokaryotic biomass indicate that the relatively high concentration of diasteranes (rearranged steranes) in the organic matter of rocks and in oils generated by clay strata is caused by characteristics of the original organic matter but not by the process of isomerization of regular steranes, as has been previously thought.

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    A. A. Yusupova, M. V. Giruts, A. V. Vasil’eva, D. S. Vylekzhanina & G. N. Gordadze

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Yusupova, A.A., Giruts, M.V., Vasil’eva, A.V. et al. On the Formation of Diasteranes in Oil and Organic Matter of Rocks. Geochem. Int. 61, 703–710 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702923070054

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