The formation of beds underlying carbonaceous shales as aquic paleosols: Examples from the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-255

  Davies Vollum, K Sian ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquic soil; Carbonaceous shale; Early Tertiary; Underclay

Indexed keywords

AQUIC SOIL; UNDERCLAY;

DEGRADATION; DRYING; IRON OXIDES; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CARBONACEOUS SHALE;

BLACK SHALE; CLAY; ORGANIC MATTER; SHALE; TERTIARY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033386429     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(99)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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