Abstract

In attempting to analyze the depositional environment for the Kentucky No. 12 Coal three columns were sampled from a 1 km area. The columns yielded 76 miospore species belonging to 33 genera, and representing in decreasing order of abundance, arborescent lycopods, tree ferns, calamites, small ferns, gymnospermous trees, seed ferns, herbaceous lycopods, and others from unknown origin.

The pattern of spore distribution in the columns did not appear to be affected by the presence of several partings, a feature which calls into question several mechanisms proposed for the origin of partings and also creates difficulties for an autochthonous origin for this coal. The allochthonous model proposed by Austin appears to have merit in what it does propose but leaves several important questions unanswered.

Efforts to find a correlation between lithotype and spore assemblages within this coal were unsuccessful.

As expected, the correlation between columns was affected by distance but even at 1 km distance the columns could be correlated using overall spore distribution.

LLU Discipline

Biology

Department

Biology

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Arthur V. Chadwick

Second Advisor

H. Paul Buchheim

Third Advisor

Robert A. Chilson

Fourth Advisor

Earl W. Lathrop

Fifth Advisor

Marvin A. Peters

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degree Level

Ph.D.

Year Degree Awarded

1981

Date (Title Page)

4-1981

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Coal -- Analysis; Palynology

Type

Dissertation

Page Count

x; 149

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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