Physicochemical structural characterization of ambers from deposits in Poland

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 811-834

  Czechowski, Franciszek ^a   Simoneit, Bernd R T ^b   Sachanbiński, Michal ^c   Chojcan, Jan ^c   Wolowiec, Stanislaw ^c  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBER; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESIN; SUCCINATE;

POLAND;

EID: 0030274232     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(96)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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