Mercury content and petrographic composition in Pennsylvanian coal beds of Indiana, USA

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 2-13

  Mastalerz, Maria ^a   Drobniak, Agnieszka ^a   Filippelli, Gabriel ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Illinois basin; Lithotypes; Macerals; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ILLINOIS BASIN; LITHOTYPES; MACERALS;

COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); PETROGRAPHY; PYRITES;

COAL;

BASIN; BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL SEAM; LITHOTYPE; MACERAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PETROGRAPHY;

ILLINOIS BASIN; INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745934620     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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