Oil-generating potential of tertiary coals and other organic-rich sediments of the Nyalau Formation, onshore Sarawak

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 255-267

  Wan Hasiah, Abdullah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; TERTIARY;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0345593437     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(98)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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