Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-204

  Colmenero, Juan Ramón ^a   Suárez Ruiz, Isabel ^b   Fernández Suárez, Javier ^c   Barba, Pedro ^a   Llorens, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian Mountains; Organic petrology; Rank distribution; Upper Carboniferous coalfields

Indexed keywords

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; ORGANIC PETROLOGY; RANK DISTRIBUTION; UPPER CARBONIFEROUS COALFIELDS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; LANDFORMS; MINING;

COAL;

ANTHRACITE; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBONIFEROUS; COAL MEASURES; COAL MINE; COAL MINING; COAL RANK; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASTURIAN BASIN; CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 53149086623     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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