Medullosalean fusain trunk from the roof rocks of a coal seam: Insight from FTIR and NMR (Pennsylvanian Sydney Coalfield, Canada)

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 116-124

  Zodrow, Erwin L ^a   Mastalerz, Maria ^b   Werner Zwanziger, Ulrike ^c   D'Angelo, José A ^d,e  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Charred medullosalean trunk; FTIR; NMR; Phytophysicotaphonomy; Secretinite

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; CELL STRUCTURE; CO-OCCURRENCE; COAL FIELDS; COAL SEAMS; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FTIR; FUSINITE; LIGHT MICROSCOPY; MATRIX; ROOF ROCK; SEM;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; KAOLINITE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ROOFS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COAL DEPOSITS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBONIFEROUS; COAL SEAM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; KAOLINITE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYRITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITRINITE;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; SYDNEY COALFIELD;

FILICOPHYTA; MACRONEUROPTERIS SCHEUCHZERI; MEDULLOSALES;

EID: 77951937435     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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