The geology, petrology, palynology and geochemistry of Permian coal basins in Tanzania: 2. Songwe-Kiwira Coalfield

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 157-186

  Semkiwa, P ^a   Kalkreuth, W ^b   Utting, J ^c   Mpanju, F ^d   Hagemann, H ^e  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TANZANIA   (Tanzania)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation   (Tanzania)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coal quality; Kerogen types; Maturity; Palynology; Petrology; Songwe Kiwira Coalfield; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBONACEOUS SHALE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; SANDSTONE;

COAL QUALITY;

COAL INDUSTRY;

COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; KEROGEN; MATURATION; PALYNOLOGY; PERMIAN; PETROLOGY;

SONGWE-KIWIRA; TANZANIA;

EID: 0141782554     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(03)00108-3     Document Type: Article

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