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A global exploration of coal geology, from production and use to chemical properties and coal petrology
Coal Geology, 3rd Edition, offers a revised and updated edition of this popular book which provides a comprehensive overview of the field of coal geology including coal geophysics, hydrogeology and mining. Also covered in this volume are fully revised coverage of resource and reserve definitions, equipment and recording techniques together with the use of coal as an alternative energy source as well as environmental implications.
This third edition provides a textbook ideally suited to anyone studying, researching or working in the field of coal geology, geotechnical engineering and environmental science.
Larry Thomas graduated from the University of Wales with a Ph.D in coalfield sedimentology, and has since been associated with the geology, exploration and mining of coal for over 50 years, and has produced a number of technical papers, maps and reports on coal deposits worldwide. He is a director of Dargo Associates Ltd., an international coal consultancy, involved in assessment of coal resources and coal utilisation in many parts of the world for both mining operations, fuel for electricity generation and for project financing.
Preface
1. Preview
2. Origin of Coal
3. Age and Occurrence of Coal
4. Coal as a Substance
5. Coal Sampling and Analysis
6. Coal Exploration and Data Collection
7. Coal Resources and Reserves
8. Geophysics of Coal
9. Hydrogeology of Coal
10. Geology and Coal Mining.
11. Coal as an Alternative Energy Source
12. Coal Use and the Environment
13. Coal Marketing
Bibliography
Appendices
Glossary
Index
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