Samples of Triassic sediments were collected from cores of parametric boreholes drilled on the Admiralteiskii Rise, Franz Josef Land Archipelago, and Fersman structure in the northeastern part of the Barents Sea sedimentary basin. The composition and distribution of hydrocarbon biomarkers (n-alkanes, isoprenoids, cyclic alkanes, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons) were studied using the GC-MS method and provided information about the genesis, facies conditions of sedimentation, and catagenetic maturity stage of dispersed organic matter (DOM). The Late Mesozoic-Cenozoic uplifting of the region and active magmatic processes significantly influenced the thermal transformation of sediments. The revealed trend is best observed in the sediment section of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago, where the thermal effects led to a radical increase in DOM transformation, up to the AC1 stage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)322-331
Number of pages10
JournalRussian Geology and Geophysics
Volume58
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2017

    Research areas

  • Arctic, Barents Sea, catagenesis, dispersed organic matter, hydrocarbon biomarkers, Triassic deposits

    Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • Geology

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