Geochemistry, petrology, and palynology of the Pond Creek coal bed, northern Pike and southern Martin counties, Kentucky

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-181

  Hower, James C ^a   Ruppert, Leslie F ^b   Eble, Cortland F ^c   Clark, W Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Geochemistry; Kentucky; Palynology; Petrology

Indexed keywords

COAL BEDS; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; PALYNOLOGY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LIME; PETROLOGY; PYRITES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

COAL DEPOSITS;

COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALYNOLOGY; PETROLOGY;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ESOX LUCIUS; PROGNE ELEGANS;

EID: 17844367857     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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