Geochemistry of coals from the Elk Valley coalfield, British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 246-259

  Goodarzi, F ^a   Grieve, D A ^b   Sanei, H ^a   Gentzis, T ^c   Goodarzi, N N ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Petron Resources LP Texas   (United States)

^d Oil and Gas Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Coal geochemistry; Elk Valley coalfield; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CANADA; COAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL SEAMS; CRETACEOUS AGES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELK VALLEY COALFIELD; HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; JURASSIC; LIGHT MICROSCOPIES; MACERAL COMPOSITIONS; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS; VOLATILE BITUMINOUS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARSENIC; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; COPPER; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOCHEMISTRY; LANDFORMS; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; SODIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COAL DEPOSITS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; GEOCHEMISTRY; MACERAL; OUTCROP; TRACE ELEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58249128468     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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