Petrographic characteristics and depositional conditions of Permian coals of Pench, Kanhan, and Tawa Valley Coalfields of Satpura Basin, Madhya Pradesh, India

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 209-243

  Singh, Mahendra P ^a   Shukla, R Rakesh ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coal petrography; Fluvio lacustrine control; Forest swamp; Satpura Basin; Terrestrial origin

Indexed keywords

FLUVIO-LACUSTRINE CONTROL; GROUND WATER INDEX (GWI); PENCH VALLEY COALS; SEDIMENTARY FILLS;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VEGETATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COAL MINES;

COAL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN; PETROGRAPHY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SATPURA BASIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3843112595     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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