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Photomicrograph of subbituminous coal from Afghanistan.

To learn more about organic petrology research at the U.S. Geological Survey, please contact the geologists listed on this webpage. To learn more about the study of organic petrology in general, please visit the websites of the national and international membership organizations listed in the Related Links section of this webpage.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of mined coals, western Venezuela: International Journal of Coal Geology: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author

Tar yields from low-temperature carbonization of coal facies from the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA: International Journal of Coal Geology: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author

RELATED LINKS

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)
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International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)
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The Canadian Society for Coal Science and Organic Petrology (CSCOP)
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Geological Society of America (GSA), Coal Geology Division
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