Coal rank variations with depth related to major thrust detachments in the South Wales coalfield: Implications for fluid flow and mineralization

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 125, Issue , 1997, Pages 161-178

  Gayer, Rod ^a   Fowler, Richard ^a   Davies, Gareth ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750711097     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.125.01.13     Document Type: Article

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