Metalliferous coals of the Westphalian A Joggins Formation, Cumberland basin, Nova Scotia, Canada: Petrology, geochemistry, and palynology

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 185-206

  Hower, James C ^a   Calder, John H ^b   Eble, Cortland F ^c   Scott, Andrew C ^d   Robertson, J David ^a   Blanchard, Lori J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Joggins; Nova Scotia; Palynology; Petrology

Indexed keywords

JOGGINS; NOVA SCOTIA; PALYNOLOGY;

ARSENIC; COAL ASH; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; PETROLOGY; PH; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAMPLING; SULFUR; ZINC;

COAL;

COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALYNOLOGY; PETROLOGY; WESTPHALIAN;

CANADA;

EID: 0034060223     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(99)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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