Geochemical systematics and precious metal content of the sedimentary horizons of Lower Gondwanas from the Sattupalli coal field, Godavari Valley, India

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 83-100

  Prachiti, P K ^a   Manikyamba, C ^a   Singh, Prakash K ^b   Balaram, V ^a   Lakshminarayana, G ^c   Raju, K ^a   Singh, M P ^b   Kalpana, M S ^a   Arora, Mukesh ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Midwest Granite Pvt Ltd   (India)

^d Terra World Group   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous shale; Coal; Godavari valley; Gondwana sediments; Sandstone; Sattupalli coal field

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BACKGROUND VALUE; COAL FIELDS; COAL SEAMS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EARLY CRETACEOUS; GODAVARI VALLEY; GONDWANA SEDIMENTS; GRANITIC GNEISS; HIGH FIELD STRENGTH ELEMENTS; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; MULTI-ELEMENT; NEGATIVE CE ANOMALY; PALEOCURRENTS; PERMIAN; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; REE PATTERN; SATTUPALLI COAL FIELD; SEDIMENTARY HORIZONS; SILTSTONES; SOURCE REGION; SOURCE ROCKS; TIO; UPPER CRUST; VARIATION PATTERN;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BARIUM; CERIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; EUROPIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD COATINGS; HAFNIUM; LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; NIOBIUM; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STRONTIUM; TANTALUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS; YTTERBIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

CARBONACEOUS SHALE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL MINE; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GONDWANA; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; PRECIOUS METAL; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SANDSTONE; SILTSTONE; TRACE METAL;

GODAVARI VALLEY; INDIA;

LILE;

EID: 80055021225     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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