Organic matter in a coal ball: Peat or coal?
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By: Patrick G. Hatcher, P.C. Lyons, C.L. Thompson, F. W. Brown, and G.E. Maciel
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Abstract
Chemical analyses of morphologically preserved organic matter in a Carboniferous coal ball reveal that the material is coalified to a rank approximately equal to that of the surrounding coal. Hence, the plant tissues in the coal ball were chemically altered by coalification processes and were not preserved as peat.
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Hatcher, P.G., Lyons, P., Thompson, C., Brown, F.W., Maciel, G., 1982, Organic matter in a coal ball: Peat or coal?: Science, v. 217, no. 4562, p. 831-833, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.217.4562.831.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Organic matter in a coal ball: Peat or coal? |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.217.4562.831 |
| Volume | 217 |
| Issue | 4562 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 831 |
| Last page | 833 |