Petrographic characteristics and carbon isotopic composition of Permian coal: Implications on depositional environment of Sattupalli coalfield, Godavari Valley, India

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 90-91, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-42

  Singh, Prakash K ^a   Singh, M P ^a   Prachiti, P K ^b   Kalpana, M S ^b   Manikyamba, C ^b   Lakshminarayana, G ^c   Singh, Alok K ^d   Naik, A S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c PRC Pvt Ltd   (India)

^d RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Coal petrography; Depositional environment; Godavari valley; Macerals; Sattupalli coal

Indexed keywords

ANDHRA PRADESH; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ASH YIELD; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; COAL FIELDS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DRY CONDITION; FUSINITE; GODAVARI VALLEY; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INERTINITE; LIPTINITES; MACERALS; PERMIAN; PERMIAN COAL; PETROGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SMALL CONCENTRATION; VITRINITES; VOLATILE MATTERS; WATER TABLES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; PETROGRAPHY;

CARBONACEOUS SHALE;

CARBON ISOTOPE; COAL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MACERAL; PERMIAN; PETROGRAPHY; SHALE;

GODAVARI VALLEY; INDIA;

EID: 84856402581     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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