introduction maceral is a term to introduce organic components visible under a microscope (stopes, 1935). the physical and chemical characteristics of macerals such as elemental composition, moisture content, hardness, density and petrographic characteristics differ. the differences in the physical and chemical characteristics of macerals are reflected in their industrial behavior.(parkash, 198...

The Traveler Rhyolite-Katahdin Pluton Igneous Complex of of the Lower Devonian age in Northcentral Maine consists of two penecontemporaneous but genetically independent magmatic episodes. The earlier, voluminous episode includes the Traveler Rhyolite and the Katahdin Granite, whereas the slightly younger episode is comprised of minor intrusions of Horserace Quartz Diorite, Harrington Lake Porph...

Forging a link between quantitative skills and geologic problem solving is a valuable instructional approach that can guide the development of quantitative course material. A conceptual framework is presented that shows how various research tasks (for example, data collection and hypothesis development) employ certain combinations of quantitative skills (for example, graphical presentation and ...

Significant quantities of shock-induced melt are predicted to form during basin-scale impact events and may contribute substantially to compositional variation in the lunar crust through differentiation processes. Knowledge of the evolution of impact melt sheets and the cooling and crystallization processes involved is therefore important to understanding the geology and petrology of the Moon. ...