The Baganuur coal deposit, Mongolia: Depositional environments and paleoecology of a Lower Cretaceous coal-bearing intermontane basin in Eastern Asia

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 197-236

  Dill, H G ^a   Altangerel, S ^b   Bulgamaa, J ^b   Hongor, O ^b   Khishigsuren, S ^c   Majigsuren, Yo ^c   Myagmarsuren, S ^c   Heunisch, C ^d  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b Center of Geological Investigation   (Mongolia)

^c MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^d Geological Survey of Lower Saxony   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Depositional environments; Intermontane basin; Lignite; Mongolia; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COARSENING; DELTA SEDIMENTATION; MARINE TRANSGRESSIONS;

ALKALINITY; DEPOSITION; MINERAL RESOURCES; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SPECTROMETRY; SULFUR;

COAL DEPOSITS;

COAL SEAM; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; INTERMONTANE BASIN; LIGNITE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; WORLD;

EID: 8744288433     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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