Sequence stratigraphic interpretation of a pennsylvanian (upper carboniferous) coal from the central appalachian basin, USA

Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1180-1207

  Jerrett, Rhodri M ^a   Flint, Stephen S ^a   Davies, Roy C ^b   Hodgson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b EON Kernkraft GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appalachian Basin; Coal; Pennsylvanian; Petrography; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

AERIAL DISTRIBUTION; APPALACHIAN BASIN; COAL FACIES; CYCLICITY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES; DRYING-UP; FOURTH-ORDER; HIGH RESOLUTION; PEAT ACCUMULATION; PENNSYLVANIAN; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; PETROGRAPHIC COMPOSITION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SEQUENCE-STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION; TIME INVARIANTS; TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACTS; WATER TABLES;

COAL; DRYING; GROUNDWATER; PEAT; STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROGRAPHY;

ACCUMULATION RATE; COAL; CYCLICITY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; MIRE; PALEOECOLOGY; PEATLAND; PENNSYLVANIAN; PETROGRAPHY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SYSTEMS TRACT; TRANSGRESSION; UNCONFORMITY; VITRINITE;

APPALACHIAN BASIN;

EID: 79955736347     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2010.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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