Distribution of arsenic, selenium, and other trace elements in pyrite-filled structures in appalachian coals of Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia

22nd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference 2005, PCC 2005

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 2226-2249

  Diehl, S F ^a   Goldhaber, M B ^a   Tuttle, M L W ^a   Ruppert, L F ^a   Hatch, J R ^a   Koenig, A E ^a   Lowers, H A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIAN BASIN; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; DESICCATION CRACKS; FLUID COMPOSITION; FRACTURES AND FAULTS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT;

ARSENIC; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SELENIUM; SULFIDE MINERALS;

PYRITES;

EID: 84883075018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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