paleonet Coal formation

[<John.Laurie@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Paleonetters,

 

In compiling a study on petroleum source rocks, I have bumped into the problem of why the large deposits of northern Hemisphere coal are Carboniferous and why those in the former Gondwana (mostly southern Hemisphere) are Permian. Is it simply a matter of climate, or are there other parameters to be considered?

 

 

 

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