Petrography and geochemistry of Oligocene bituminous coal from the Jiu Valley, PetroŞani basin (southern Carpathian Mountains), Romania

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 68-80

  Belkin, Harvey E ^a   Tewalt, Susan J ^a   Hower, James C ^b   Stucker, J D ^b   O'Keefe, Jennifer M K ^c   Tatu, Calin A ^d   Buia, Grigore ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PETROSANI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bituminous coal; Chattian; Jiu Valley; Oligocene; Petro ani basin; Romania

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC; COALBEDS; ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS; ELECTRON MICROPROBE TECHNIQUES; EUROPEAN UNION; FRACTURE FILLING; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; JIU VALLEY; MACERALS; MARKET ECONOMIES; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; OLIGOCENE; ORGANIC PETROGRAPHY; OROGENIC EVENTS; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; RESINITE; ROMANIA; SEM; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND MINE; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; VITRINITES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BITUMINOUS COAL; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FRACTURE; HYDRATES; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; LANDFORMS; MINING; PETROGRAPHY; REFLECTION; SILICATE MINERALS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COAL MINES;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL MINE; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MACERAL; MINERAL ALTERATION; OLIGOCENE; PETROGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENT; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ROMANIA;

EID: 77951939222     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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