Mineralogical and chemical characterisation of coals from Southern Chile

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-94

  Helle, S ^a   Alfaro, G ^a   Keim, U ^a   Tascon J M D ^b  

^a Instituto de Geología Económica Aplicada GEA   (Chile)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chile; Eocene Miocene coals; Geochemistry; LTA; Mineral matter; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EOCENE-MIOCENE COALS; SOUTHERN CHILE; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL DEPOSITS; COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; TRACE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COAL;

COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; TERTIARY; TRACE ELEMENT; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

CHILE;

EID: 0034090002     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(99)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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