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In order to identify source rocks and determine migration pathways, it is often important to know whether two samples of organic material share a common origin. We therefore frequently attempt to correlate samples by comparing their chemical and physical properties. Correlations are easiest between materials of the same type (two oils, for example), but they are also possible between dissimilar samples (oils with kerogens or bitumens, bitumens with kerogens). Correlations involving gases are more difficult and will be treated separately in this chapter.
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Waples, D.W. (1985). Correlations. In: Geochemistry in Petroleum Exploration. Geological Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5436-6_10
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