Coal rank and petrography of Upper Carboniferous seams in the Amasra Coalfield, Turkey

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 277-294

  Karayigit, A I ^a   Gayer, R A ^b   Demirel, I H ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTINITE; MACERAL; PEAK COALIFICATION;

COAL ASH; PETROGRAPHY; SULFUR;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

COAL RANK; PETROGRAPHY;

EID: 0032098250     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(97)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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