The effects of varying tissue preservation on the aliphatic hydrocarbons within a high-volatile bituminous coal

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 785-800

  Casareo, F E ^b   George, S C ^a   Batts, B D ^b   Conaghan, P J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

aliphatic hydrocarbons in coal; Barrett Coal; biomarkers in coal; maturity index; Sydney Basin coal; Tissue Preservation Index

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; BARRETT COAL; CARBON PREFERENCE INDEX; COALIFICATION; MATURITY INDEX; STRATIGRAPHIC CYCLICITY; SYDNEY BASIN COAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION INDEX;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; BIOMARKERS; BITUMINOUS COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROCARBONS; PETROGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY; TISSUE CULTURE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; COAL; PERMIAN; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY BASIN;

EID: 0030210039     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(96)00085-X     Document Type: Article

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