composition or formation.  Hydrocarbons were also deposited on earth from extra-terrestrial sources (ie asteroids and comets) before there was organic material from which it could be formed.  Please read the following for an excellent report about oil formation ---> http://www.scribd.com/doc/5 016480/THE-NONORGANIC-THEOR Y-OF-THE-GENESIS-OF-PETROLE UM

by gatekeeper50 on 04/26/2009 12:29:25 PM EST