The Middle Miocene Yallourn coal seam - The last coal in Australia

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 95-115

  Holdgate, G R ^a   Cartwright, I ^b   Blackburn, D T ^c   Wallace, M W ^a   Gallagher, S J ^a   Wagstaff, B E ^a   Chung, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brown coal; Carbon isotopes; Latrobe Valley; Middle Miocene; Yallourn Seam

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; LATROBE VALLEY; MIDDLE MIOCENE; YALLOURN SEAM;

DEPOSITION; LIGNITE; PEAT; PETROLOGY; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY;

COAL;

CARBON ISOTOPE; COAL SEAM; LIGNITE; MIOCENE; PEAT; UPWELLING; WATER TABLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND BASIN; LATROBE VALLEY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

GYMNOSPERMAE; JUNCUS; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 33847006641     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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