Geochemical and palynological indicators of the paleoecology of the River Gem coal bed, Whitley County, Kentucky

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 135-149

  Hower, J C ^a   Ruppert, L F ^b   Eble, C F ^c   Graham, U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL ASH; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LITHOLOGY; PEAT; PETROGRAPHY; SULFUR;

LITHOTYPES; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY;

COAL DEPOSITS;

CARBONIFEROUS; COAL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY;

USA, KENTUCKY, WHITLEY COUNTY;

EID: 0030292285     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(96)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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