Petrography, carbonate mineralogy and geochemistry of thermally altered coal in Permian coal measures, Hunter Valley, Australia

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 150-165

  Golab, Alexandra N ^a   Hutton, Adrian C ^a   French, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbonate; Coal; Igneous intrusion; Permian

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; THERMAL ALTERATION;

CARBONATE MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY;

COAL;

CALCITE; COAL MEASURES; DAWSONITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALOGY; PERMIAN; PETROGRAPHY; SIDERITE; TEXTURE; THERMAL ALTERATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HUNTER VALLEY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 33846925570     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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