Paleoenvironmental interpretation of the Amynteon-Ptolemaida lignite deposit in northern Greece based on its petrographic composition

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 253-268

  Mavridou, E ^a   Antoniadis, P ^a   Khanaqa, P ^b   Riegel, W ^b   Gentzis, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c CDX Canada Co   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amynteon Ptolemaida; Greece; Lignite; Paleoenvironment; Petrography

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PETROGRAPHY; TISSUE; VEGETATION;

PALEOENVIRONMENT;

LIGNITE;

BASIN FILL; COAL; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LIGNITE; LIMNOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PETROGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE;

AMYNTEON-PTOLEMAIDA; GREECE;

EID: 0348134667     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(03)00115-0     Document Type: Article

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