The Early Permian (Artinskian) Barakar Formation in the Godavari Valley Coalfield (GVC), southern India, preserves a detailed record of terrestrial ecosystem responses to changing atmospheric and climatic conditions. This study integrates petrographic, palynofacies, geochemical, and micro-Raman spectroscopic data from coal and shale samples of the Gautam Khani Open Cast (GKOC) mine to reconstruct depositional settings and assess the nature and intensity of palaeowildfires.

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ⓘ 'Charcoal'

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Formula: C

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Aggarwal, Neha; Singh, Vikram Partap; Mathews, Runcie Paul; Shukla, Priyanka (2026) Petrographic, palynofacies, geochemical, and spectroscopic insights into depositional environments and palaeowildfires in the Barakar Formation (Artinskian), Godavari Valley Coalfield, India. Geoscience Frontiers, 17 (4). p.102323. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2026.102323

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ⓘ	'Charcoal'	-	C

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C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Charcoal	C

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[1]Aggarwal, Neha; Singh, Vikram Partap; Mathews, Runcie Paul; Shukla, Priyanka (2026) Petrographic, palynofacies, geochemical, and spectroscopic insights into depositional environments and palaeowildfires in the Barakar Formation (Artinskian), Godavari Valley Coalfield, India. Geoscience Frontiers, 17 (4). p.102323. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2026.102323

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