The habit and origin of siderite spherules in the eocene coal-bearing prestfjall formation, faroe islands

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-90

  Passey, Simon R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CASP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallography; Elemental geochemistry; Inter eruption sedimentation; Lacustrine environment; Siderite spherules

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; FRESH WATER LAKES; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUMS; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SIDERITE SPHERULES; STRATIFIED WATERS;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LAKES; MINERALS;

IRON ORES;

COAL MINE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EOCENE; GEOCHEMISTRY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAVA FLOW; SEDIMENTATION; SIDERITE; SPHERULE; WATER COLUMN;

FAROE ISLANDS;

SPHERULES;

EID: 84891928275     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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