Sulfur geochemistry of Jurassic high-sulfur coals from Egypt

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Baioumy, Hassan ^a  

^a CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coals; Egypt; Sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

COAL; DIAGENESIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PEAT; PYRITE; SOURCE ROCK; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EGYPT;

EID: 77950866479     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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