The coal geology and mining resources of the Boulder-Weld Coal Field

Mountain Geologist

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-25

  Carroll, Christopher J ^a  

^a Senior Engineering Geologist   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL MINE; COAL MINING; COAL SEAM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LAND USE; MAASTRICHTIAN; SANDSTONE; URBAN GROWTH;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956922077     PISSN: 0027254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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