Trace Elements in West Virginia Coals

Stratigraphic Distribution of Silver (Ag)

Silver content is very low (< 0.10 ppm) throughout the stratigraphic column with slightly higher values in coals of the upper Kanawha Formation and Allegheny Group.

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