Petrographic properties of major coal seams in Turkey and their formation

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-275

  Toprak, Selami ^a  

^a GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coal; Coal geology; Coal petrography; Coal ranks of Turkish coals; Coal usages in Turkey; Depositional environment of coals; Formation of Turkish coals; Turkish coals

Indexed keywords

COAL GEOLOGY; COAL RANKS OF TURKISH COALS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF COALS; FORMATION OF TURKISH COALS; TURKISH COALS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COAL INDUSTRY;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL SEAM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOCENE; FORMATION MECHANISM; INTERMONTANE BASIN; LIGNITE; MACERAL; MIOCENE; PETROGRAPHY; PLIOCENE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 67349251532     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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