Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis

The factor analysis, used in this work for the interpretation of maturation parameters observed in an exploration study of a group of surface sediments of diverse age originating from different localities in Serbia, resulted in two significant factors. Factor 1 involved parameters related mainly to...

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Main Authors: D. VITOROVIC, B. JOVANCICEVIC, O. CVETKOVIC, I. FILIPOVIC, K. STOJANOVIC, A.SAINOVIC
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Language:English
Published: Serbian Chemical Society 2004-09-01
Series:Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/Vol69/No8-9/V69-No8_9-02.pdf
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author D. VITOROVIC
B. JOVANCICEVIC
O. CVETKOVIC
I. FILIPOVIC
K. STOJANOVIC
A.SAINOVIC
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description The factor analysis, used in this work for the interpretation of maturation parameters observed in an exploration study of a group of surface sediments of diverse age originating from different localities in Serbia, resulted in two significant factors. Factor 1 involved parameters related mainly to maturation changes within the aliphatic chains of the organic matter and factor 2 involved parameters based mainly on changes in the terpane and sterane rings. A statistically significant inversely proportional linear dependence between factors 1 and 2 was observed with older, in contrast to younger sediments, suggesting that the reactions of the aliphatic chains in the older sediments did not occur simultaneously with the reactions in the rings and, also, that the older surface sediments examined in this study may be characterized by a degree of thermal maturity corresponding to changes in the biomarker sterane and terpane rings, while the younger sediments by intensive changes in the aliphatic chains.
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spelling doaj.art-78e145e128264b09bfa0104715afa95a2022-12-21T21:18:37ZengSerbian Chemical SocietyJournal of the Serbian Chemical Society0352-51392004-09-01698-9611624Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysisD. VITOROVICB. JOVANCICEVICO. CVETKOVICI. FILIPOVICK. STOJANOVICA.SAINOVICThe factor analysis, used in this work for the interpretation of maturation parameters observed in an exploration study of a group of surface sediments of diverse age originating from different localities in Serbia, resulted in two significant factors. Factor 1 involved parameters related mainly to maturation changes within the aliphatic chains of the organic matter and factor 2 involved parameters based mainly on changes in the terpane and sterane rings. A statistically significant inversely proportional linear dependence between factors 1 and 2 was observed with older, in contrast to younger sediments, suggesting that the reactions of the aliphatic chains in the older sediments did not occur simultaneously with the reactions in the rings and, also, that the older surface sediments examined in this study may be characterized by a degree of thermal maturity corresponding to changes in the biomarker sterane and terpane rings, while the younger sediments by intensive changes in the aliphatic chains.http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/Vol69/No8-9/V69-No8_9-02.pdffactor analysismaturation parametersbiological markerssurface sediments
spellingShingle D. VITOROVIC
B. JOVANCICEVIC
O. CVETKOVIC
I. FILIPOVIC
K. STOJANOVIC
A.SAINOVIC
Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
factor analysis
maturation parameters
biological markers
surface sediments
title Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis
title_full Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis
title_fullStr Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis
title_full_unstemmed Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis
title_short Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis
title_sort interpretation of serbian surface sediments maturation parameters based on factor analysis
topic factor analysis
maturation parameters
biological markers
surface sediments
url http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/Vol69/No8-9/V69-No8_9-02.pdf
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