Factors controlling geochemical and mineralogical compositions of coals preserved within marine carbonate successions: A case study from the Heshan Coalfield, southern China

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 109-110, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-100

  Dai, Shifeng ^a   Zhang, Weiguo ^a,b   Seredin, Vladimir V ^c   Ward, Colin R ^d   Hower, James C ^e   Song, Weijiao ^a   Wang, Xibo ^a   Li, Xiao ^a   Zhao, Lixin ^a   Kang, Huan ^a   Zheng, Licai ^a   Wang, Peipei ^a   Zhou, Dao ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heshan of southern China; Hydrothermal fluids; Late Permian coal; Minerals in coal; Trace elements in coal

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTS IN COALS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; LATE PERMIAN COAL; MINERALS IN COALS; SOUTHERN CHINA;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COAL DEPOSITS; FLUORSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; KAOLINITE; PEAT; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZIRCONIUM;

COAL;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALOGY; PERMIAN; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; HESHAN [GUANGXI ZHUANGZU];

EID: 84875162666     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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