Combustion metamorphic events resulting from natural coal fires

GSA Reviews in Engineering Geology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2007, Pages 97-115

  Sokol, Ellina V ^a   Volkova, Nina I ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bitumen fires; Coal basins; Coal fires; Combustion metamorphic complexes; Combustion phenomenon; Geomorphic and climate controls

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; FIRES; FUELS; IGNITION; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COAL BASINS; COAL FIRES; COMBUSTION PHENOMENA; EVOLUTIONARY TREND; LOW-PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; METAMORPHIC EVENTS; METAMORPHIC TRANSFORMATIONS; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 67650040554     PISSN: 00802018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.4118(07)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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