Organic petrographic investigations of the Kupferschiefer in northern Germany

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-316

  Koch, J ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bituminite; Black shale; Macerals; Microscopic methods; Rank; Reflectance; Upper permian; Zechstein

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COAL; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHALE;

BITUMINITE; BLACK SHALE; COALIFICATION; MACERALS; NORTHERN GERMANY; UPPER PERMIAN; VITRINITE; ZECHSTEIN;

PETROGRAPHY;

BITUMINITE; BLACK SHALE; COALIFICATION; KUPFERSCHIEFER; PERMIAN; REFLECTANCE; ZECHSTEIN;

GERMANY;

EID: 0031227439     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(96)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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