Organic geochemistry of the Lower Miocene Oberdorf lignite (Styrian Basin, Austria): Its relation to petrography, palynology and the palaeoenvironment

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-57

  Bechtel, A ^a   Sachsenhofer, R F ^a   Kolcon, I ^a   Gratzer, R ^a   Otto, A ^b   Puttmann W ^b  

^a Institut fur Geowissenschaften Leoben   (Austria)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Aromatisation; Coal facies; Coniferales; Hopanoids; Microbial activity; Terpenoid biomarkers

Indexed keywords

PALYNOLOGY;

AROMATIZATION; BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; BOREHOLES; LIGNITE; LIPIDS; PETROGRAPHY; POLYMERS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LIGNITE; MIOCENE; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 0036078530     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(02)00079-4     Document Type: Article

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