Lacustrine delta deposits and their effects on coal mining in a surface mine in Derbyshire, England

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-74

  Davies Vollum, K Siân ^a   Guion, Paul D ^b   Satterfield, Dorothy A ^b   Suthren, Roger J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Coal mining; Duckmantian; Lacustrine delta; Pennsylvanian; UK

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; COAL MINING; DUCKMANTIAN; LACUSTRINE DELTA; PENNSYLVANIAN; UK;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; PEAT; SANDSTONE;

DEPOSITS;

COAL MINING; COAL SEAM; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; GLACIOEUSTACY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PENNSYLVANIAN; SANDSTONE;

DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; PENNINE BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866292294     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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