Contents:

Volume 1–Coal Geology
edited by Alexander R. Papp with papers by Walter B. Ayers, D. Keith Murray, Alexander R. Papp and Paul J. Shattuck

Overview of Coal Exploration

Introduction to Coal Mining

Overview of Coalbed Methane

Coal Depositional Systems

Paleochannels

Splits, Partings, Rider Coals, and Subseams

Sedimentary Intrusions

Controls on Mining and CBM Development

Stress Environment

Folds and Inclined Beds

Joints

Cleats

Slickensides in Coal-Bearing Strata

Faults

Igneous Intrusions and Extrusions

Coal Seam Burns

Weathering

Environment and Coal Resource Utilization

Volume 2–Coal Petrology: An Introduction
edited by James C. Hower, Ronald W. Stanton, Larissa Gammidge, and Adrian C. Hutton

Origin of Coal

Macerals

Maceral Analysis

Microlithotypes

Lithotypes

Minerals and Mineral Matter

Coalification

Vitrinite Reflectance

Coal Utilization Combustion

Metallurgical Coals

International Classification