Selected elements in major minerals from bituminous coal as determined by INAA: Implications for removing environmentally sensitive elements from coal

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 151-166

  Palmer, C A ^a   Lyons, P C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bituminous coal; Carboniferous; Environment; Mass balance; Mineralogy; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBONIFEROUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INAA; MASS BALANCE;

EID: 0030442171     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(96)00035-3     Document Type: Article

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