Biomarker (petroleum)
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For other uses, see Biomarker (disambiguation).
Biomarkers are any of a suite of chemical compounds (and physical and geochemical characteristics thereof) that may indicate biological involvement in the formation of petroleum. Abiogenic petroleum origin theory also accounts for the presence of biomarkers in naturally occurring oil deposits.
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