A stable carbon isotope and biological marker study of Polish bituminous coals and carbonaceous shales

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 73-94

  Kotarba, Maciej J ^a   Clayton, Jerry L ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carbonaceous shales; Coal; Polish coal basins; Stable carbon isotopes; Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOMARKERS; CARBONACEOUS SHALE; COAL DEPOSITS; CORRELATION METHODS; ISOTOPES; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS;

COAL INDUSTRY;

BIOMARKER; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PENNSYLVANIAN; SHALE;

POLAND;

EID: 0141670678     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(03)00082-X     Document Type: Article

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