Geologic setting and characterization of coals and the modes of occurrence of selected elements from the Franklin coal zone, Puget Group, John Henry No. 1 mine, King County, Washington, USA

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 247-275

  Brownfield, Michael E ^a   Affolter, Ronald H ^a   Cathcart, James D ^a   Johnson, Samuel Y ^b   Brownfield, Isabelle K ^a   Rice, Cynthia A ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Mercury; Mineralogy; Modes of occurrence; Trace elements; Washington

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CLAY; COAL ASH; FELDSPAR; MINERALOGY; MINES; PEAT; PYRITES; QUARTZ; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZIRCON;

COAL BEDS; DELTA PLAIN; EOCENE COAL BEARING STRATA;

COAL;

COAL;

EID: 20444501700     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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