Study of physical and chemical properties of vitrinites. Inferences on depositional and coalification controls

Chemical Geology

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 197-221

  Jimenez A ^a   Iglesias, M J ^a   Laggoun Defarge F ^b   Suarez Ruiz I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical properties; Physical properties; Vitrinites

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COALIFICATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; VITRINITE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0038167716     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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