Distribution and origin of minerals in high-rank coals of the South Walker Creek area, Bowen Basin, Australia

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 116-117, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-207

  Permana, Asep K ^a,b   Ward, Colin R ^a   Li, Zhongsheng ^a,c,d   Gurba, Lila W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Mines and Energy   (Indonesia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonian illite; Australia; Diaspore; Hydrothermal alteration; Mineralogy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA-N; AUSTRALIA; DIASPORE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; SEDIMENTARY TEXTURES; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES; X-RAY MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY; COAL ASH; COAL DEPOSITS; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; REFLECTION; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; STRATIGRAPHY; TEXTURES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COAL;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORITE; COAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIASPORE; DICKITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ILLITE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARAGONITE; VITRINITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84884204192     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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