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Diagenetic organic matter in Recent sediments and environments of deposition

Created 20/01/2026

Updated 20/01/2026

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Organic geochemical studies of the reduced organic material in sedimentary rocks provide a valuable insight into the origin and history of the sediments. Information on the source of the organic matter (marine or non-marine), the depositional environment (oxic or anoxic), whether or not biodegradation has occurred, and the maturity of the organic matter can be obtained by studying the distribution of various organic compounds, known as biological markers, in extracts from these sediments. Selection of environments with a fairly narrow range of source material allows more direct correlations to be made between source material and specific biological markers.

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Title Diagenetic organic matter in Recent sediments and environments of deposition
Language eng
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/54f53d4d-86ec-4bad-af8c-94e48e99b0f6
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Data.gov.au