A comparative study of the geology, petrology and palynology of Permian coals in Tanzania and southern Brazil

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-104

  Kalkreuth, Wolfgang ^a   Holz, Michael ^a   Cazzulo Klepzig, Miriam ^a   Marques Toigo, Marleni ^a   Utting, John ^b   Semkiwa, Pascal ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Mineral Resources Department   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; GONDWANA; PALYNOLOGY; PERMIAN; PETROLOGY;

BRAZIL; TANZANIA;

EID: 0033169187     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00082-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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