Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1753370 | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Both macerals and microlithotypes, the microscopic assemblages of macerals, reveal basic information on coal depositional environments and coal utilization. The combined analysis of the full ICCP suite of macerals and microlithotypes on oriented block samples provides a powerful synergistic technique in petrographic analysis. An example applying a combined maceral/microlithotype analysis of a Nova Scotia coal demonstrates the value of the technique in providing detailed information on the nature of the megascopically identifiable coal lithotypes.
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Authors
James C. Hower, Nicola J. Wagner,