Hologene evolution of the changuinola peat deposit, Panama: sedimentology of a marine-influenced tropical peat deposit on a tectonically active coat

The evolution and structure of a large peat deposit on the Caribbean coast of western Panama, Central America is evaluated as a possible analogue for the deposition of low-ash, low sulphur coals. Effects of earthquake-driven subsidence events on the peat and the peat-forming vegetation are invest...

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Main Author: Phillips, Stephen
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8729