Morphology, maceral association and distribution of pyrite in the tertiary coals of Northeast India: A proposal for the classification of high sulphur coals

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 783-801

  Singh, Mahendra P ^a   Singh, Alok K ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TATA STEEL LTD   (India)

Author keywords

Classification; Mode of occurrence; Morphology; Northeast India; Pyrite; Tertiary coals

Indexed keywords

COAL; MACERAL; MORPHOLOGY; PYRITE; TERTIARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33747036679     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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