Current knowledge on the origin and structure of Estonian kukersite kerogen

Oil Shale

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-263

  Lille, U ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KUKERSITES;

INFRARED SPECTROGRAPHS; KEROGEN; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PYROLYSIS;

OIL SHALE;

EID: 0141618351     PISSN: 0208189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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