Table 2 Results of Soxhlet extraction and compositional fractions of bitumen.

From: The study of Dominican amber-bearing sediments from Siete Cañadas and La Cumbre with a discussion on their origin

Sample

Extract (ppm)

Fraction (%)

Sat./Aro.

Sat.

Aro.

Res.

Asph.

LC1

3906

4

11

8

78

0.4

LC2

4790

4

13

6

77

0.3

SC1

565

21

16

32

32

1.3

SC2

1361

9

12

21

59

0.8

SC3

1608

3

11

8

78

0.3

SC4

3630

3

18

9

69

0.2

  1. Sat. saturated hydrocarbons, Aro. aromatic hydrocarbons, Res. Resins, Asph. asphaltenes.
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