Environmental influence on maturity parameters in Carboniferous coals of the Netherlands

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 37-64

  Veld, H ^a,b   Fermont, W J J ^a   David, P ^a   Pagnier, H J M ^a   Visscher, H ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOLOGY; OXIDATION; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CARBONIFEROUS COALS; DESMOCOLLINITE; FACTOR ANALYSES; HUMIDIFICATION; MACERAL ANALYSES; NETHERLANDS; TELOCOLLINITE; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE VALUES;

COAL;

CARBONIFEROUS; COAL; MATURITY; PALAEOENVIRONMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0030158962     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-5162(95)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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