Dunkard Group coal beds: Palynology, coal petrography and geochemistry

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-40

  Eble, Cortland F ^a   Grady, William C ^b   Blake, Bascombe M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Dunkard; Palynology; Pennsylvanian; Permian; Petrography

Indexed keywords

DUNKARD; MINERAL MATTERS; PALYNOLOGY; PEAT ACCUMULATION; PENNSYLVANIANS; PERMIAN; PRINCIPLE FACTORS; SAMPLING BIAS;

COAL DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PETROGRAPHY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SULFUR;

COAL;

ACCUMULATION; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; COAL SEAM; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALYNOLOGY; PENNSYLVANIAN; PERMIAN; PETROGRAPHY; POLLEN; SPORE;

COAL; CRUDE OIL; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS; SULFUR;

CALAMITES; CONIFEROPHYTA; CORDAITES; FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; PUNCTATISPORITES MINUTUS;

EID: 84886101100     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.07.023     Document Type: Article

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