Variations in coal maceral chemistry with rank advance in the German Creek and Moranbah Coal Measures of the Bowen Basin, Australia, using electron microprobe techniques

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 117-129

  Ward, Colin R ^a   Li, Zhongsheng ^a   Gurba, Lila W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coalification; Electron microprobe; Maceral chemistry; Nitrogen; Permian; Queensland; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

COAL RANKS; ELECTRON MICROPROBE TECHNIQUES; MACERALS; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SULFUR;

COAL;

CARBON; COAL RANK; COALIFICATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MACERAL; NITROGEN; PERMIAN; SULFUR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

EID: 21644437912     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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