Table T13. Dominant biomarkers and compound ratios in organic-rich samples, Hole 1213B.
Biomarker feature
Core, section, interval (cm)
198-1213B-
8R-1, 47-48
8R-1, 63-64
8R-1, 96-97
15R-1, 9-10
19R-1, 112-113
Dominant hydrocarbons:




Dominant component C31 H C31 H C31 H C29 17(21) H C29 17(21) H
n-alkane C15 C15 C17 C17 C16/C26
Branched alkane 13-ME C15 13-ME C15 13-ME C15 13-ME C15 13-ME C15
Acyclic isoprenoid C16 C16 C16 PR PR
Sterene C29 4 C29 4 C29 4 C29 4 C29 4
Hopane C31 C31 C31 C31 C31
Hopene C30 17(21) C29 17(21) C30 17(21) C29 17(21) C29 17(21)
Methylhopane ME C34 NA ME C28 17(21) NA NA
Compound distributions:




13-ME C15/C15 0.08 0.10 0.85 0.38 0.92
PR/PH 0.46 0.27 0.32 2.8 2.3
C27:C28:C29 in 4-sterenes 30:18:52 27:18:55 33:17:50 37:5:58 36:13:51
C30:C31:C32:C33 in hopanes 13:65:14:8 18:73:8:1 9:83:7:1 18:77:5:0 10:78:10:1
C27:C29:C30:C31 in 17(21)-hopenes 36:26:29:9 34:34:28:5 26:18:43:13 23:61:13:2 26:53:13:2
ME H/H H (C No.) 1.2 (C33/C32) NA 0.5 (C32/C31) NA NA
C29 4,22/C29 4 0.30 0.27 0.44 0.34 0.52
C29 4/C31 H 0.33 0.50 0.22 0.54 0.39
Dominant ketones and tocopherol:




Alkadienone NA NA C38:2 ET NA NA
Acyclic isoprenoid C18 C18 C18 C18 C18
Stanone C295(H) C295(H) C295(H) C295(H) C275(H)
Stenone C29 4 C29 4 C29 4 C29 4 C27 4
Hopanone C31 C33 C31 C30 C30
Methylhopanone ME C34 ME C34 ME C34 NA NA
Major tocopherol -T -T -T -T -T
Compound distributions:




C27:C28:C29 in 5 stanones 41:11:48 37:9:54 45:8:47 35:7:58 53:6:41
C27:C28:C29 in 4-stenones 41:11:48 35:9:56 32:8:60 35:5:60 51:6:43
C28:C29:C30 in 4-methylstanones 26:37:37 22:39:39 25:40:35 27:44:29 23:49:28
C29 4 S/C29 5 S 1.7 3.7 0.79 0.78 0.40
C295 S/4-ME C29 S 3.0 4.2 3.1 2.4 1.5
ME C34 H/ C33 H 0.81 0.31 0.47 NA NA

Notes: NA = not applicable because of absence of methylhopanes or methylhopanones, and of alkenones in specific samples. Compound codes are described in Tables T15 and T16. Compound ratios and carbon number distributions are based on intensities in total ion chromatograms, except for steroidal and 17(21)-hopene carbon number ratios, which are based on distributions in diagnostic mass chromatograms.