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American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Ayer Company: Coal Mining. Book order, mainly reprints of works which have been judged by experts. Some web resources in Links to other Coal Mining Sites. Jan Cook, Virtual Library: Coal. This document keeps track of leading online information resources dealing with coal and coal related matters.

britannica.com: Coal, Origin of Coal.

britannica.com: coal utilization.

Coal Information Network. Containing a varity of information and links to the coal industry.

Jan Cook, Virtual Library: Coal. This document keeps track of leading online information resources dealing with coal and coal related matters.

Gareth Cooper, Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia: The Thermochronology Page, An Illustrated Guide to Organic Matter in Sediments, and An Illustrated Guide to Vitrinite Reflectance. This websites are designed to promulgate introductory information about organic and inorganic hydrocarbon maturity indicators, e.g. "What is Vitrinite, Liptinite, Inertinite", or "How is vitrinite reflectance measured?", "How can vitrinite reflectance be used?", etc.

John C. Crelling, Coal Research Center and Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale: Petrographic Atlas of Coal and Carbon Compounds. The main purpose of this atlas is to show what coals, cokes, chars, carbons, graphites, and other natural and man-made carbonaceous materials look like under the optical microscope. All photomicrographs were taken in reflected white light with and without the use of a polarizer, an analyzer, and a retarder plate. In some cases the photomicrographs were taken in fluorescent light using ultra-violet illumination. A presentation of the classification scheme (click tutorial) of the materials in a given section in which photomicrograph examples of each classification category can be called up.

Claus Diessel and Larissa Gammidge, Department of Geology, University of Newcastle, Australia: Reactivity of coal macerals during coking.

The Greening Earth, Link Center at fossilfuels.org: Fossil Fuel, and Coal.

Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum (HVNHM), Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Ottawa: Carboniferous Forests. Easy to read publication. Life, death, and afterlife of a coal forest.

Larissa Gammidge, Department of Geology, University of Newcastle, Australia: Coal: an introduction, and: Atlas of coal macerals.

David Glick, The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP): References on Organic Petrology.

International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCOP). The ICCP members are engaged in many different branches, fundamental and applied, of coal and organic petrology.

IEA Coal Research, London: The purpose of this site is to provide information about analysis of coal technology, supply and use.

International Humic Substances Society: The motto of IHSS is "To Advance the Knowledge, Research and Application of Humic Substances". For scientists with interest in humic substances in the coal, soil, and water sciences, and to provide opportunities for them to exchange ideas, skills, and viewpoints.

Kentucky Coal Association: Coal Education. Visit the Coal Educational Resources.

Kentucky Geological Survey: Coal Information. These web pages provide a simple guide about coal formation, mining, resources, and more, e.g. "What is coal?", How is coal formed?", "Kinds and types of coal: a summary", "Important properties and uses of coal", "What are the components of coal?".

Michelle Lamberson, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver: The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP). The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP; pronounced "Tee'-sop") was established to consolidate and foster the organizational activities of scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry and related disciplines. Visit the WWW links related to TSOP activities.

Jian Liu and Anne Graham, Reference Department, IU Libraries (in collaboration with Lois Heiser, Geology Library, IU Libraries and Indiana Geological Survey, IU: Our Hoosier State Beneath Us: Coal. An easy to understand introduction with black and white illustrations.

Palaeobotanical Research Group, Münster, Westfälische Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany. History of Palaeozoic Forests, COAL. Link list page with picture rankings. The links give some information on coal and the analysis of its microscopic constituents.

Coal and Organic Petrology Laboratories, Pennsylvania State University: Coal and Organic Petrology Laboratories. Provides references about the optical and other physical properties of coals, inorganics, chemistry and molecular structure of coals, coal preparation, coal description and classification etc. Worth to visit: Links.

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP). TSOP was established to consolidate and foster the organizational activities of scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry and related disciplines. This site is hosted by the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Worth checking out: University Research Groups.

Cathy D. Stewart, Steelynx, Michigan Library Consortium: Coal and Coking on the Internet. Coal and Coking at Some US Non-Profit Organizations.

Toyo Takakuwa, Sumitomo Coal Mining Co, Tokyo: Coal Links Worldwide.

Richard Tyson, Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry, Newcastle Research Group (NRG), Newcastle: Richard’s organic matter links. u!

World Coal Institute (WCI): WCI is a a non-profit, non-governmental association of coal producing and coal consuming enterprises.

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Coal Virtual Library. These pages provide a comprehensive listing of all on-line coal and coal-related resources. Excellent!