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Contents
List of Chemical Abbreviations
Purpose of Study
Mining History
Topography and Drainage
Geology
Climate
Vegetation
Soils
Water
Geology, by L. L. Brady, W. W. Hambleton, and D. A. Grisafe
Introduction
Experimental Procedures
Stratigraphy and Structure
Mineralogy and Chemistry
Coal, by J. E. Welch and L. L. Brady
Introduction
Experimental Procedures
Rowe and Dry Wood Coals from the Mine Site
Comparison of Rowe and Dry Wood Coals from Kansas with Interior Province Coals
Comparison of Rowe and Dry Wood Coals from Kansas and Missouri
Summary
Soil, by J. E. Welch and H. P. Dickey
Introduction
Experimental Procedures
Soil Types Present at the Mining Site
Properties of Parsons Soil
Mineralogy
Chemistry
Fertility
Comparison of properties of Parsons Soil and Minesoil
Morphology of Minesoil
Mineralogy
Physical Properties
Chemical Properties
Fertility
Summary
Water, by. J. E. Welch, D. O. Whittemore, and D. A. Grisafe
Introduction
Experimental Procedures
Surface Water
Groundwater
Summary
Land Reclamation, by J. E. Welch
Method
Field Treatments and Crop Yields
Conclusions
Appendix A. Rock Core Descriptions (Pre-Mined)
Appendix B. Elemental Composition of the Laboratory Ash of the Rowe and Dry Wood Coals
Appendix C. Field Descriptions of Cores of Parsons Soil
Appendix D. Field Descriptions of Minesoil Surface Samples
Appendix E. Field Descriptions of Minesoil Auger Sites
Appendix F. Field Description of Parsons Soil in Crawford County, Kansas
Appendix G. Field Description of Parsons Soil in Bourbon County, Kansas
Appendix H. Chemical Analysis of Surface Water Samples
List of Chemical Abbreviations
| Ag Silver Al Aluminum Al2O3 Aluminum oxide As Arsenic B Boron Ba Barium Be Beryllium Ca Calcium CaO Calcium oxide Cd Cadmium Ce Cerium Cl Chloride Co Cobalt Cr Chromium Cu Copper DTPA Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid F Fluoride Fe Iron Fe2O3 Iron oxide Ga Gallium Ge Germanium H3BO3 Boric acid HCl Hydrochloric acid Hg Mercury H2SO4 Sulfuric acid K Potassium KCl Potassium chloride K2Cr2O7 Potassium dichromate K2O Potassium oxide La Lanthanum Li Lithium Mg Magnesium MgO Magnesium oxide |
Mn Manganese MnO Manganese oxide Mo Molybdenum Na Sodium Na2O Sodium oxide NH4 Ammonium NH4C2H3O2 Ammonium acetate NH4F Ammonium fluoride NO3 Nitrate Nb Niobium Nd Neodymium Ni Nickel P Phosphorus P2O5 Phosphorus pentoxide Pb Lead Rb RubidiUm Sb Antimony Sc Scandium Se Selenium Si Silicon SiO2 Silicon dioxide SO3 Sulfite SO4 Sulfate Sr StrontiUm Th Thorium Ti Titanium TiO2 Titanium dioxide U Uranium V Vanadium Y yttrium Yb ytterbium Zn Zinc ZnS Zinc sulfide (sphalerite) Zr Zirconium |
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