Organic petrography and geochemistry of inertinite-rich mudstones, Jakobsstigen Formation, Upper Jurassic, northeast Greenland: Indications of forest fires and variations in relative sea-level

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 345-370

  Bojesen Koefoed, Jørgen A ^a   Petersen, Henrik I ^a   Surlyk, Finn ^b   Vosgerau, Henrik ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Forest fires; Greenland; Inertinite; Organic geochemistry; Organic petrography; Relative sea level changes; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL DEPOSITS; PYROLYSIS; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

FOREST FIRES; INERTITE; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC PETROGRAPHY; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES;

PETROGRAPHY;

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0031397933     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(97)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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