Petrography, carbonate mineralogy and geochemistry of thermally altered coal in Permian coal measures, Hunter Valley, Australia

• Published in: International journal of coal geology Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 150 - 165
• Main Authors: Golab, Alexandra N., Hutton, Adrian C., French, David
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 02.04.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Australia; Carbonate; Coal; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Igneous intrusion; Permian; Alps; Dolomites; Australia; Eastern Alps; Carbonate; Permian; Australia; Coal; Igneous intrusion; siderite; dawsonite; textures; Australasia; mineralogy; calcite; Hunter Valley; cleats; temperature; petrography; fractures; emplacement; carbonaceous rocks; inertinite; density; Europe; microlithotypes; magmas; pressure; carbonates; intrusions; Paleozoic; sedimentary rocks; mines; upper Paleozoic; ankerite; dolomite; coal; vitrinite; geometry

Carbonate minerals commonly occur in coals of many ages and from a utilisation viewpoint can be deleterious. Several studies have been undertaken of the carbonates in the Permian coals of the Hunter Valley, Australia, but few studies use a multi-technique approach. For this study, a combined petrogr...