Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of submarine coals and petrified forest in the Sozopol Bay, Bulgaria

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 212-225

  Yossifova, Mariana G ^a   Eskenazy, Greta M ^b   Valceva, Sevdalina P ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Coal; Microorganisms; Minerals; Petrified trunks; Petrology; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BULGARIA; CLARKE VALUE; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; IRON SULFATES; MG CONTENT; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MIOCENE; MIXED MODE; PETRIFIED TRUNKS; SEDIMENT SOURCE AREAS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GALLIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GERMANIUM; GYPSUM; LEACHING; LEAD; LIGNITE; MANGANESE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MOLYBDENUM; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; SILICATES; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBMARINES; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; ZIRCONIUM;

CLAY MINERALS;

AMBER; COAL; FOREST; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIGNITE; LITHOTYPE; MICROORGANISM; MINERALOGY; PEATLAND; PETROLOGY; PYRITE; SILICATE MINERAL; SULFATE; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

BULGARIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80051889417     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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