Mineralogical and geochemical compositions of the Pennsylvanian coal in the Adaohai Mine, Daqingshan Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China: Modes of occurrence and origin of diaspore, gorceixite, and ammonian illite

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 250-270

  Dai, Shifeng ^a   Zou, Jianhua ^a,b   Jiang, Yaofa ^c   Ward, Colin R ^d   Wang, Xibo ^a   Li, Tian ^a   Xue, Weifeng ^a   Liu, Shande ^a   Tian, Heming ^a   Sun, Xinhao ^a   Zhou, Dao ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHONGQING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Xuzhou Institute of Architectural Technology   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonian illite; Diaspore; Elements in coal; Gorceixite; Minerals in coal

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE MINERALS; AMMONIAN ILLITE; ASH YIELD; COAL FIELDS; DIASPORE; EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH; FLUORAPATITES; GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GIBBSITES; GORCEIXITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INERTINITE; INNER MONGOLIA; JURASSIC; LATE PALEOZOIC; LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; MGO; NEW RESULTS; NORTHERN CHINA; ORGANIC AFFINITY; PEAT ACCUMULATION; PENNSYLVANIAN COALS; TRACE AMOUNTS;

ALUMINOSILICATES; BARIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CESIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; GALLIUM; GERMANIUM; HAFNIUM; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; LEAD; MANGANESE OXIDE; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; QUARTZ; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; RUBIDIUM; SEDIMENTS; SODIUM; TIN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

COAL;

AMMONIA; BAUXITE; BITUMINOUS COAL; BOEHMITE; CALCITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; COAL RANK; DIASPORE; DOLOMITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINERALOGY; PENNSYLVANIAN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

CHINA; DAQING SHAN; JUNGAR COALFIELD; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84859080201     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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