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Geochemistry

the ratio of two isoprenoid alkanes in sediments and oils used to infer oxic or anoxic depositional conditions.

In geochemistry, pristane/phytane ratio refers to the ratio of two isoprenoid alkanes in sediments and oils used to infer oxic or anoxic depositional conditions. This meaning comes from Didyk (1978) in Nature.[1]

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Didyk, B. M., Simoneit, B. R. T., Brassell, S. C., & Eglinton, G. (1978). Organic geochemical indicators of palaeoenvironmental conditions of sedimentation. Nature, 272(5650), 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1038/272216a0

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