Galatia Channel:Similar Channels Affecting Other Coal Seams
Similar Channels Affecting Other Coal Seams
Several well-documented paleochannels in the Illinois Basin existed contemporaneously with peat deposits older and younger than the Springfield (Figure 39). The Galatia channel provides an apt model for comparison.
Colchester Coal and Francis Creek Shale |
Herrin Coal, Energy Shale, and Walshville Channel |
Baker Coal and Winslow-Henderson Channel |
Danville Coal |
Murphysboro Coal and Oraville Channel |
Primary Source
W. John Nelson, Scott D. Elrick, William A. DiMichele, and Philip R. Ames xxxx, Evolution of a Peat-Contemporaneous Channel: The Galatia Channel, Middle Pennsylvanian, of the Illinois Basin FINISH CITATION
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