Distribution of pyrite in coal and its relation to drainage quality, Chirimiri coalfield, Chattisgarh

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 313-322

  Siddharth, Sushibhu ^a   Jamal, A ^d   Dhar, B B ^b   Shukla, R Rakesh ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chattisgarh; Chirimiri coalfield; Coal; Drainage quality; Mode of occurrence; PH; Pyrite; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COAL SEAM; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINE DRAINAGE; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PYRITE;

ASIA; CHHATTISGARH; CHIRIMIRI COALFIELD; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 38149019193     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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