New data on the formation of carboniferous coal balls

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 317-331

  Scott, Andrew C ^a   Mattey, David P ^a   Howard, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CARBONIFEROUS; COAL BALL; FORMATION MECHANISM; PEATIFICATION; PERMINERALIZATION; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0030251235     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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