Published 2004
Version 1.0
Edited by Linda J. Bragg, Erika E. Lentz, Peter D. Warwick, Robert
B. Finkelman, and Michael H. Trippi
Digital compilation by Alex W. Karlsen
The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP; pronounced "Tee'-sop") was established in 1984 to consolidate and foster the organizational activities of scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry, and related disciplines. The following report, "Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology" (ISSN 1060-7250), features technical talks, poster presentations, business meetings, short courses, and field trips from the Fall 2003 annual meeting held in Washington, D.C.
This report is provided as 10 separate Adobe PDF files. These files can be viewed separately or downloaded as one compressed volume. If you encounter difficulty with the links between the PDF files, you are advised to download the compressed volume or download the individual PDF files you wish to view instead of viewing them online.
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting
of The Society for Organic Petrology, edited by Linda J. Bragg,
Erika E. Lentz, Peter D. Warwick, Robert B. Finkelman,and Michael H.
Trippi, with digital compilation by Alex W. Karlsen [2.3 MB]
Short Course A: Health Impacts of
Coal, by Robert B. Finkelman Joseph E. Bunnell [6.2 MB]
Short Course B: Petroleum Source
Rocks and Coal, A Core Workshop, by David Houseknecht [3.6 MB]
Short Course C: Modes of
Occurrence of Trace Elements in Coal, by Alan Kolker, Curtis Palmer,
and Leslie F. Ruppert [5.9 MB]
A Fieldtrip Excursion: Geology and
Energy Resources of the Triassic Basins of Northern Virginia -- Old
mines and geology of the Richmond Basin, Robert C. Milici and Gerald P.
Wilkes, excursion guides [4.7 MB]
The Methane Potential from Coal Seams in the
Richmond Basin of Virginia, Final Report, March 1981, Prepared by
the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Blacksburg,
Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
[Reprinted with permission of the Department of Mining and Minerals
Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic and State University.] [7 MB]
20 Years of The Society for
Organic Petrology Group Photos [3.8 MB]
TSOP Conference (2003 conference
photographs) [555 KB]
TSOP Field Trip (2003
photographs) [890 KB]
Past TSOP Field Excursions
(1986-87, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1997, 1999) [356 KB]
Open-File Report 2004-1283 as one compressed volume [32-MB zipped file]
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For questions about the content of this report, contact Linda J. Bragg.
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