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Cohen, A.D., 1970, An allochthonous peat deposit from southern Florida: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 81, p. 2477-2482.

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Cohen, A.D., 1973, Petrology of some Holocene peat sediments from the Okefenokee swamp-marsh complex of southern Georgia: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 84, p. 3867-3878.

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Cohen, A.D., 1983, Obtaining more precise descriptions of peats by use of oriented microtome sections, in P.M. Jarrett, ed., Testing of peats and organic soils: ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP) 820, p. 21-36.

Cohen, A.D., 1983, Micropetrographic characterization of peats, in C.H. Fuchsman and S.A. Spigarelli, eds., International symposium on peat utilization: Bemidji, Minnesota, Center for Environmental Studies, Bemidji State University, p. 431-443.

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