A possible abiogenic origin for oil structures is indicated by the carbon and sulfur isotope ratios in crude oil, oil components, and other natural systems. Oils are enriched in the 34S isotope as the sulfur content decreases, which provides indirect evidence for an increase in the contribution of biomaterial to oil as the sizes of oil pools decrease.
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Translated from Khimiya i Tekhnologiya Topliv i Masel, No.3, pp. 36 – 38, May – June, 2009.
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Lur’e, M.A., Shmidt, F.K. Carbon and sulfur isotopes as geochemical keys to the origin of petroleum. Chem Technol Fuels Oils 45, 189–192 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10553-009-0116-8
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