Geological Magazine; March 2006; v. 143; no. 2;
p. 250; DOI: 10.1017/S0016756806222052
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KILLOPS, S. & KILLOPS, V. 2005. Introduction to Organic Geochemistry, 2nd ed.
ix + 393 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Price £29.99 (paperback). ISBN 0 632 06504 4.
Richard Tyson
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The authors preface states that their objective was to produce a readily accessible, up to date and integrated introduction to the field of organic geochemistry, at a reasonable price (£29.99). As with the first (1993) edition, this is arguably the only undergraduate to postgraduate (M.Sc.) level textbook on organic geochemistry that is readily affordable for students. This second edition differs from the first in that the focus is much more general than just petroleum geochemistry.
The first of the seven chapters provides a broad overview from the origin of the first organic compounds and the development of photosynthesis in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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