Comparative study of Serbian Miocene coals - Insights from biomarker composition

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-23

  Stojanović, Ksenija ^a   Životić, Dragana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Brown coals; Miocene; Organic matter; Paleoenvironment; Serbia

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; ARAUCARIACEAE; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CUPRESSACEAE; DIAGENETICS; DIFFERENT AGES; FRESH WATER; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HIGH HUMIDITY; HUMIC COALS; HUMINITE; JURASSIC; LOWER MIOCENE; MIDDLE MIOCENE; MIOCENE; OXIC CONDITIONS; PALEO-ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE CHANGE; PALEOCLIMATES; PINACEAE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SERBIA; TAXODIACEAE; THERMAL ALTERATION; UPPER MIOCENE; WATER COLUMNS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; LIGNITE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFLECTION; SURFACE WATERS; VEGETATION;

BIOMARKERS;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMARKER; CLIMATE VARIATION; COAL RANK; DIAGENESIS; GYMNOSPERM; LIGNITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PETROLOGY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

SERBIA;

ARAUCARIACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUPRESSACEAE; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINACEAE; PODOCARPACEAE;

EID: 84873993286     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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