The middle Eocene Márkushegy subbituminous coal (Hungary): Paleoenvironmental implications from petrographical and geochemical studies

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-52

  Bechtel, A ^a,b   Hamor Vido M ^c   Sachsenhofer, R F ^a   Reischenbacher, D ^a   Gratzer, R ^a   Puttmann W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carbon isotopes; Coal facies; Maceral composition; Middle Eocene; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

MACERAL COMPOSITION; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS;

BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PEAT; PETROGRAPHY;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; COAL SEAM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOCENE; FACIES ANALYSIS; MACERAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIRE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PETROGRAPHY; REDOX CONDITIONS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; FORAMINIFERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 34547850344     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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