Comparison of hydrocarbon compositions in a sequence of humic coals, cannel coals and oil shales from the Pictou Coalfield, Nova Scotia

Abstract

Thirty oil shale, cannel coal and humic coal samples from the Pennsylvanian Stellarton Group, Nova Scotia, Canada have been investigated by means of organic geochemical methods. Analysis of the saturated hydrocarbon fractions revealed that the relative amounts of long-chain alkanes (>C20) compared to those of short-chain alkanes (