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2008

Hare, T.M., Davis, P.A., Nigh, Devon, Skinner, J.A., Jr., SanFilipo, J.R., Bolm, K.S., Fortezzo, C.M., Galuszka, Donna, Stettner, W.R., Shafiqullah Sultani, and Nader, Billal, 2008, Large-scale digital geologic map databases and reports of the North Coal District in Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 317 (dual-layer DVD-ROM).
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/317/

Hettinger, R.D., Honey, J.G., Ellis, M.S., Barclay, C.S.V., and East, J.A., 2008, Geologic map of Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary strata and coal stratigraphy of the Paleocene Fort Union Formation, Rawlins-Little Snake River area, south-central Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3053, 3 sheets.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3053/

Merrill M.D. and Tewalt, S.J., 2008, GIS Representation of Coal-Bearing Areas in Africa: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1258.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1258/

Tewalt, S.J., Kinney, S.A., and Merrill M.D., 2008, GIS Representation of Coal-Bearing Areas in North, Central, and South America: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1257.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1257/

2007

Landis, E.R., Rohrbacher, T.J., Gluskoter, H.J., Fodor, B., and Gombar, G., 2007, Quality of selected Hungarian coals: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5289, 107 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5289/

Neuzil, S.G., Dulong, F.T., Cecil, C.B., Fedorko, N., Renton, J.J., and Bhumbla, D.K., 2007, Selenium Concentrations in Middle Pennsylvanian Coal-Bearing Strata in the Central Appalachian Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1090.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1090/

Roberts, S.B., 2007, Coal in the Front Range Urban Corridor--An overivew of coal geology, coal production, and coal-bed methane potential in selected areas of the Denver Basin, Colorado, and the potential effects of historical coal mining on development and land-use planning: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-69-P, 49 p. [CD-ROM].
http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-p/REPORTS/69_P_CH_3.pdf

Stricker, G.D., Flores, R.M., Trippi, M.H., Ellis, M.S., Olson, C.M., Sullivan, J.E., and Takahashi, K.I., 2007, Coal Quality and Major, Minor, and Trace Elements in the Powder River, Green River, and Williston Basins, Wyoming and North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1116.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1116/

Watson, W., 2007, ArcView Coal Evaluation User's Guide: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2007-1091, 771 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1091/

2006

Garrity, C.P., Hackley, P.C., and Urbani, F., 2006, Digital geologic map and GIS database of Venezuela: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 199.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/199/

Hackley, P.C., Urbani, F., Karlsen, A.W., and Garrity, C.P., 2006, Mapa Geológico de Venezuela a Escala 1:750,000: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1109, 2 sheets map scale 1:750,000.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1109/

Hatch, J.R., Bullock, J.H. Jr., and Finkelman, R.B., 2006, Chemical analyses of coal, coal associated rocks and coal combustion products collected for the National Coal Quality Inventory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 06-1162, 9 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1162/

Karlsen, A.W., Tewalt, S.J., Bragg, L.J., and Finkelman, R.B., 2006, The World Coal Quality Inventory: South America: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1241, CD-ROM
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1241/

Stricker, G.D., Flores, R.M., McGarry, D.E., Stillwell, D.P., Hoppe, D.J., Stillwell, C.R., Ochs, A.M., Ellis, M.S., Osvald, K.S., Taylor, S.L., Thorvaldson, M.C., Trippi, M.H., Grose, S.D., Crockett, F.J., and Shariff, A.J., 2006, Gas Desorption and Adsorption Isotherm Studies of Coals in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Adjacent Basins in Wyoming and North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1174.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1174/

2005

Belkin, H.E., Finkelman, R.B., Hopkins, M.S., Zheng, B., and Wang, B., 2005, Mercury in Chinese coals [abs.]: Proceedings of the Pittsburgh coal conference, CD-ROM: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

Belkin, H.E. and Luo, Kunli, 2005, Paleozoic stone coal in the south China block: mineralogy, chemistry, and environmental consequences [abs.]: Proceedings of the Pittsburgh Coal Conference, CD-ROM: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

Hackley P.C., and Martínez, M., 2005, Organic petrology of Paleocene Marcelina Formation coals, Paso Diablo mine, western Venezuela [abs.]: 57th Annual Meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP) Abstracts, p. 10: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

Hackley, P.C., Urbani, Franco, Karlsen, A.W., and Garrity, C.P., 2005, Geologic shaded relief map of Venezuela: USGS Open-file Report 2005-1038.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1038/

Tewalt, S.J., Willett, J.C., and Finkelman, R.B., 2005, The World Coal Quality Inventory: a status report: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 63, p. 190-194: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

2004

Brooks, W.E., and Willett, J.C., 2004, Update: World Coal Quality Inventory -- Peru: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1023.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1023/1023.html

Brooks, W.E., and Willett, J.C., 2004, Update: World Coal Quality Inventory -- Argentina: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1022.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1022/1022.html

Mardon, S.M., and Hower, J.C., 2004, Impact of coal properties on coal combustion by-product quality; examples from a Kentucky power plant: International Journal of Coal Geology v. 59, p. 153-169: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

Mastalerz, M., Hower, J.C., Drobniak, A., Mardon, S.M., and Lis, G., 2004, From in-situ coal to fly ash; a study of coal mines and power plants from Indiana: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 59, p. 171-192: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

2003

Hower, J.C., Mastalerz, M., Mardon, S.M., Lis, G. and Drobniak, A., 2003, Distribution of trace elements in coal combustion products: studies of the combustion of single source coals: paper 27 in Fifteenth International American Coal Ash Association Symposium on the Management and Use of Coal Combustion Products, St. Petersburg, Florida, 27-30 January 27-30, 2003, CD-ROM: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

2002

Brownfield, M.E., 2002, Characterization and Modes of Occurrence of Elements in Feed Coal and Fly Ash--An Integrated Approach: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-038-02, 4 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0038-02/

Ellis, M.S., 2002, Quality of Economically Extractable Coal Beds in the Gillette Coal Field as Compared with Other Tertiary Coal Beds in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-174, 16 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-0174/

Ellis, M.S., Molnia, C.L., Osmonson, L.M., Ochs, A.M., Rohrbacher, T.J., Mercier, T.J., and Roberts, L.N.R., 2002, Evaluation of Economically Extractable Coal Resources in the Gillette Coal Field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-180, 48 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-0180/

Brownfield, M.E., Steinshouer, D.W., Povarennykh, M.Y., Eriomin, I., Shpirt, M., Meitov, Yevgeny, Sharova, I., Goriunova, N., and Zyrianova, M.V., 2001, Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union--An Arc View Project: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-104, 94 p. [CD-ROM].
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-104/

Mastalerz, M., Hower, J.C., Drobniak, A., and Lis, G., 2002, Chemical properties and petrographic composition of coal and fly ash; examples from Indiana mines and power plants, in Proceedings of the Pittsburgh Coal Conference: CD-ROM: Outside Publication - Request copy, email author.

2001

Finkelman, R.B., and Lovern, V.S., 2001, The world coal quality inventory (WoCQI): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-155-00, 2 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs155-00/

Finkelman, R.B., and Lovern, V.S., 2001, Inventario Mundial de la Calidad del Carbón Mineral (WoCQI), Spanish Version: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-058-01, 2 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs058-01/

2000

Affolter, R.H., 2000, Quality Characterization of Cretaceous Coal from the Colorado Plateau Coal Assessment Area, Chapter G, in Kirschbaum, M. A., Roberts, L.N.R., and Biewick, L.R.H., eds., Geologic Assessment of Coal in the Colorado Plateau: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, compiled by Colorado Plateau Coal Assessment Group: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-B, p. G1-G136. [CD-ROM].
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/coal/PP1625B/Reports/Chapters/Chapter_G.pdf

1999

Finkelman, R.B., and Repetski, J.E., 1999, National Coal Quality Inventory (NaCQI) and U.S. Geological Survey coal quality databases: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 0120-99.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0120-99/fs-0120-99.pdf

Finkelman, R.B., and Repetski, J.E., 1999, National Coal Quality Inventory (NaCQI) and U.S. Geological Survey Coal Quality Databases: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-120-99, 2 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0120-99/

Stricker, G.D., and Ellis, M.S., 1999, Coal Quality and Geochemistry, Williston Basin, North Dakota, Chapter WQ, in 1999 Resource Assessment of Selected Tertiary Coal Beds and Zones in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region by Fort Union Coal Assessment Team: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A, p. WQ1-WQ81. [CD-ROM].
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/coal/PP1625A/Chapters/WQ.pdf

Stricker, G.D., and Ellis, M.S., 1999, Coal quality and geochemistry, Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana, Chapter PQ, in 1999 Resource Assessment of Selected Tertiary Coal Beds and Zones in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region by Fort Union Coal Assessment Team: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A, p. PQ1-PQ24. [CD-ROM].
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/coal/PP1625A/Chapters/PQ.pdf

Stricker, G.D., and Ellis, M.S., 1999, Coal quality and geochemistry, Hanna and Carbon Basins, Chapter HQ, in 1999 Resource Assessment of Selected Tertiary Coal Beds and Zones in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region by Fort Union Coal Assessment Team: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A, p. HQ1-HQ114. [CD-ROM].
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/coal/PP1625A/Chapters/HQ.pdf

Stricker, G.D., and Ellis, M.S., 1999, Coal quality and geochemistry, Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, Chapter GQ, in 1999 Resource Assessment of Selected Tertiary Coal Beds and Zones in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region by Fort Union Coal Assessment Team: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A, p. GQ1-GQ49. [CD-ROM].
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/coal/PP1625A/Chapters/GQ.pdf

1998

Bragg, L.J., Oman, J.K., Tewalt, S.J., Oman, C.L., Rega, N.H., Washington, P.M., and Finkelman, R.B., 1998, U.S. Geological Survey coal quality (COALQUAL) database; version 2.0, in Analytical data, sample locations, and descriptive information, analytical methods and sampling techniques, database perspective, and bibliographic references for selected U.S. coal samples: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-134. [CD-ROM].
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/of97-134/

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