Distribution, classification, petrological and related gochemical (SRA) characteristics of a tropical lowland peat dome in the Kota Samarahan-Asajaya area, West Sarawak, Malaysia

Central European Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 285-314

  Zulkifley, Mohamad Tarmizi Mohamad ^a   Fatt, Ng Tham ^a   Abdullah, Wan Hasiah ^a   Raj, John Kuna ^a   Paramanathan Param, S ^b   Hashim, Roslan ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad Aqeel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Agricultural Soils and Surveys Sendirian Berhad   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

organic matter type (coal equivalent kerogen); palynofacies; phasic community zonation; phytoclasts; tropical lowland peats

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION LEVEL; LATERAL VARIATIONS; ORGANIC MATTER TYPES; PALYNOFACIES; PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES; PHASIC COMMUNITY ZONATION; PHYTOCLASTS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COAL; DOMES; KEROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

PEAT;

ABUNDANCE; BASIN; CLAST; COAL; DECOMPOSITION; DOME; KEROGEN; MACERAL; PEAT; TROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84881351632     PISSN: 20819900     EISSN: 18961517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13533-012-0130-y     Document Type: Article

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