Organic geochemical characteristics and depositional environments of the Jurassic coals in the eastern Taurus of Southern Turkey

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 292-304

  Korkmaz, S ^a   Gülbay, R Kara ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Coal; Depositional environment; Jurassic; Maturity

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; JURASSIC COALS; OXYGEN INDEX (OI);

BIOMARKERS; BITUMINOUS COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROGRAPHY; TURKEY;

COAL;

BITUMINOUS COAL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; JURASSIC; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VITRINITE;

EURASIA; TAURIDES; TURKEY;

EID: 33847352894     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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