Occurrence of phosphorus minerals in Australian coal seams

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-210

  Ward, Colin R ^a   Corcoran, J F ^b   Saxby, J D ^b   Read, H W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Harold Read and Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL ASH; COAL DEPOSITS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LEACHING; LIQUEFACTION; PH; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINOPHOSPHATES; COKING COALS; INERTINITE MACERALS; METAL AVAILABILITY; PEAT BED; SUPERHEATER DEPOSITS;

PHOSPHORUS;

ALUMINOPHOSPHATE; APATITE; COAL; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; PHOSPHORUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030185219     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-5162(95)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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