From peat bog to lignite seam: A new method to calculate the consolidation coefficient of lignite seams, Wielkopolska region in central Poland

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 947-955

  Widera, M ^a   Jachna Filipczuk, G ^b   Kozula, R ^c   Mazurek, S ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Lignite Mine ADAMÓW JSC ^*  (Poland)

^c Geological Enterprise PROXIMA SA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Consolidation coefficient; Lignite seam; Miocene; Peat bog; Wielkopolska region (Poland)

Indexed keywords

COAL SEAM; COMPACTION; CONSOLIDATION; LIGNITE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MIOCENE; PEATLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; WIELKOPOLSKA;

EID: 34548722804     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0137-z     Document Type: Article

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