Geochemical and petrographic properties of some Spitsbergen coals and dispersed organic matter

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-97

  Ćmiel, Stanisław R ^a   Fabiańska, Monika J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Dispersed organic matter; Spitsbergen coal

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; COAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PETROGRAPHY; ROCK MECHANICS;

ORGANIC MATTER; STANDARD DEVIATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOMARKER; COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROGRAPHY; TERTIARY;

ARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 1142305189     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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