Abstract
Abstract Three types of oils can be distinguished in the German Molasse Basin according to their distributions of alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons. GC-MS investigations, which till now have been restricted mainly to the analysis of steranes, have revealed the presence of only 2 oil families for which 2 different source-rocks must be assumed. We have tentatively concluded that the Tertiary oils have originated from Jurassic source-rocks of the “Germanic” facies, whereas the Triassic oils show some resemblance to Jurassic rocks of the “Helvetian” facies. The Tertiary foreland sediments have not yet been heated sufficiently to have generated oil.
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