Compression-cuticle relationship of seed ferns: Insights from liquid-solid states FTIR (Late Palaeozoic-Early Mesozoic, Canada-Spain-Argentina)

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 61-73

  Zodrow, Erwin L ^a   D'Angelo, José A ^b,c   Mastalerz, Maria ^d   Keefe, Dale ^a  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressions; Corystospermalean; Cuticles; FTIR; Medullosalean; Pennsylvanian Triassic

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIONS; CORYSTOSPERMALEAN; CUTICLES; FTIR; MEDULLOSALEAN; PENNSYLVANIAN-TRIASSIC;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CLAY MINERALS; COAL DEPOSITS; COMPACTION; DATA COMPRESSION; LIQUIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; VEGETATION;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

COAL SEAM; COALIFICATION; COMPRESSION; CUTICLE; FOLIAGE; FOSSIL; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; PENNSYLVANIAN; TAPHONOMY; TRIASSIC; VITRINITE;

ARGENTINA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CORYSTOSPERMALES; FILICOPHYTA; MEDULLOSALES;

EID: 67650467729     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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