Organic petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical features of the Achlada and Mavropigi lignite deposits, NW Macedonia, Greece

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Koukouzas, Nikolaos ^a   Kalaitzidis, Stavros P ^b   Ward, Colin R ^c  

^a INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depositional environment; Florina Basin; Maceral analysis; Mineral matter; Ptolemais Basin; Slagging

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLORINA; MACERAL ANALYSIS; MINERAL MATTER; PTOLEMAIS BASIN; SLAGGING;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; DEPOSITS; PETROGRAPHY; RIVERS; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

LIGNITE;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; INORGANIC MATTER; LIGNITE; MACERAL; MINERALOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PETROGRAPHY;

FLORINA [WESTERN MACEDONIA]; GREECE; PTOLEMAIS BASIN; WESTERN MACEDONIA;

EID: 77956175074     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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