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Preliminary data on the low molecular weight hydrocarbon content in Atlantis II waters are presented. Relative to normal sea waters the low molecular weight paraffins are enriched in the brines by a factor of about 10 to 1,000. The enrichment is most pronounced for methane and ethane.
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Swinnerton, J.W., Linnenbom, V.J. (1969). Low Molecular Weight Hydrocarbon Analyses of Atlantis II Waters. In: Degens, E.T., Ross, D.A. (eds) Hot Brines and Recent Heavy Metal Deposits in the Red Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-28603-6_24
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