The organic geochemistry of coal: From plant materials to coal

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 251-257

  Hatcher, Patrick G ^a   Clifford, David J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULES;

COALIFICATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

COAL;

COAL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031573193     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00051-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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