Geology and resources of some world oil-shale deposits

Oil Shale

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-252

  Dyni, J R ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

COAL DEPOSITS; COMPETITION; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

OIL SHALE;

EID: 0141730290     PISSN: 0208189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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