Lithofacies and depositional environments of the Telkwa coal measures central British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 21-51

  Bustin, R M ^a   Palsgrove, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Chevron Standard Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coal; Coal measures; Cyclicity; Sedimentology; Sulphur; Tectonic

Indexed keywords

SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILT; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFUR; TECTONICS;

CARBONACEOUS MUDSTONE; CHERT; CONGLOMERATE; LITHOFACIES; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; SEATEARTH; SILTSTONE;

COAL DEPOSITS;

COAL; CRETACEOUS; CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; SULPHUR; TECTONICS;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

EID: 0031251932     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(97)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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