Regional Distribution of Hazardous Elements in Late Permian Coal Southern Sichuan, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 370-373
Author(s):  
Yang Bing Luo

In this paper, the regional distribution of six hazardous elements (S, Cl, Hg, Se, F and As) in Late Permian coal in southern Sichuan, China, is discussed based on the differences of the sedimentary environment. Based on the different sedimentary facies, the sedimentary environment of the southern Sichuan coal basin can be divided into three areas: fluvial or swamp (AreaI), tidal flat (AreaII) and marine carbonate platform (Area III). The content of F, Hg, Cl and Se is lower in the entire southern Sichuan coal field as compared to the average value of these hazardous elements in Chinese coal. The element S is concentrated in coal in Area III and the upper part of Area II. The element As is concentrated in coal in the upper part of Area II.

Author(s):  
Nicolas Saspiturry ◽  
Benoit Issautier ◽  
Philippe Razin ◽  
Simon Andrieu ◽  
Eric Lasseur ◽  
...  

Abstract — The Mauléon basin, in the northwestern Pyrenean belt, is related to Early Cretaceous rifting and continental breakup. Here we review the evolution of depositional environments in the hyperextended Mauléon rift basin during Albian and Cenomanian time. This review includes the lithostratigraphy, regional distribution, boundaries, age and facies sedimentology of the basin’s syn-rift formations and their members. We construct paleogeographic maps to elucidate (1) the 3D distribution of sedimentary facies and depositional environments during the Albian and Cenomanian from the Iberian proximal margin to the hyperextended domain and (2) the link between major extensional structures and sedimentation during rifting and continental breakup. The Mauléon rift was supplied during most of the Albian by sediments from the Iberian proximal margin. The southern margin had a steep and abrupt topographic boundary related to a northward crustal rollover along the south-dipping Saint-Palais detachment. This feature controlled the deposition of base-of-slope conglomerates at the base of the margin that abruptly gave way to low-density turbidites, then hemipelagic deposits in the hyperextended domain. During latest Albian to Early Cenomanian time, continental breakup occurred in the eastern Mauléon basin and the vergence of the detachment systems reversed. Minor debris-flow deposits formed at the foot of fault scarps associated with the newly formed north-dipping detachments. Elsewhere, sediment from deltaic systems to the west in the Saint-Jean-de-Luz area deposited low-density turbidites in the hyperextended domain. During the post-rift stage, the flux of coarse sediment from the detachment footwall gradually declined as deformation waned, and low-density turbidites expanded onto the hyperextended domain from the European Late Cretaceous carbonate platform. These paleogeographic reconstructions, in addition to offering a synthetic view of the evolution of sedimentary environments during rifting, offer new insight into the post-rifting exhumation of the lower crust and mantle.


1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Martin

The utility of benthic foraminifera in bathymetric interpretation of clastic depositional environments is well established. In contrast, bathymetric distribution of benthic foraminifera in deep-water carbonate environments has been largely neglected. Approximately 260 species and morphotypes of benthic foraminifera were identified from 12 piston core tops and grab samples collected along two traverses 25 km apart across the northern windward margin of Little Bahama Bank at depths of 275-1,135 m. Certain species and operational taxonomic groups of benthic foraminifera correspond to major near-surface sedimentary facies of the windward margin of Little Bahama Bank and serve as reliable depth indicators. Globocassidulina subglobosa, Cibicides rugosus, and Cibicides wuellerstorfi are all reliable depth indicators, being most abundant at depths >1,000 m, and are found in lower slope periplatform aprons, which are primarily comprised of sediment gravity flows. Reef-dwelling peneroplids and soritids (suborder Miliolina) and rotaliines (suborder Rotaliina) are most abundant at depths <300 m, reflecting downslope bottom transport in proximity to bank-margin reefs. Small miliolines, rosalinids, and discorbids are abundant in periplatform ooze at depths <300 m and are winnowed from the carbonate platform. Increased variation in assemblage diversity below 900 m reflects mixing of shallow- and deep-water species by sediment gravity flows.


Author(s):  
Jesper Kresten Nielsen ◽  
Nils-Martin Hanken

NOTE: This article was published in a former series of GEUS Bulletin. Please use the original series name when citing this article, for example: Kresten Nielsen, J., & Hanken, N.-M. (2002). Late Permian carbonate concretions in the marine siliciclastic sediments of the Ravnefjeld Formation, East Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 191, 126-132. https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v191.5140 _______________ This investigation of carbonate concretions from the Late Permian Ravnefjeld Formation in East Greenland forms part of the multi-disciplinary research project Resources of the sedimentary basins of North and East Greenland (TUPOLAR; Stemmerik et al. 1996, 1999). The TUPOLAR project focuses on investigations and evaluation of potential hydrocarbon and mineral resources of the Upper Permian – Mesozoic sedimentary basins. In this context, the Upper Permian Ravnefjeld Formation occupies a pivotal position because it contains local mineralisations and has source rock potential for hydrocarbons adjacent to potential carbonate reservoir rocks of the partly time-equivalent Wegener Halvø Formation (Harpøth et al. 1986; Surlyk et al. 1986; Stemmerik et al. 1998; Pedersen & Stendal 2000). A better understanding of the sedimentary facies and diagenesis of the Ravnefjeld Formation is therefore crucial for an evaluation of the economic potential of East Greenland.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tubagus Solihuddin ◽  
Dwi Amanda Utami ◽  
Hadiwijaya Lesmana Salim ◽  
Joko Prihantono

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-165
Author(s):  
Biljana Grujić ◽  
Svetlana Roljević ◽  
Nataša Kljajić

Abstract The purpose of the study was to assess poverty in Serbia in the period 2006-2010. This paper analyzes the percentage of the poor by: type of neighborhood, regional distribution, household type, age, involvement of children and adults, level of education and socio - economic status of the household. The following methods of descriptive statistics were applied: the average value of the appearance, the interval of variation, standard deviation, coefficient of variation and the rate of change. It points to the differences in the values of consumer units denominated in RSD, which is used as a threshold for determining the percentage of the poor population. The research results indicate that the poorest are multi-member households and adults at the age of 19-24.


Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 543
Author(s):  
Wei Cheng ◽  
Ruidong Yang ◽  
Qin Zhang

A petrographic coal structure of Late Permian coals from the Liupanshui coalfield, Western Guizhou, SW China, has been distinguished for its novel macro-lithological characteristics. Petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical studies have been conducted for a typical coal sample (No.3 coal, Songhe coalmine, Panzhou County, China) and its geological genesis and significance for coalbed methane (CBM) evaluation is accordingly discussed. It was found that coal is characterized by a banded structure with intensively fractured vitrain sublayers, where a great number of fractures were developed and filled with massive inorganic matter. The study of coal quality, coal petrography, mineralogy and lanthanides and yttrium (REY) geochemistry of the infilling mineral matter (IMM) indicates that this fractured coal structure resulted from the tissues of coal-forming plants or coal matrix shrinkage, as well as the precipitation of calcium rich groundwater and the addition of terrigenous materials. The coal depositional environment and coal-forming plant are considered to have played a role in inducing the special fractures. This provides a scientific reference for the study of CBM for coal with this fractured structure, such as the Late Permian coal from the western border of Guizhou Province, SW China.


Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoqiang Sun ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Jiajia Guo ◽  
Yetong Wang ◽  
Yongheng Yang

The average thickness of Paleogene sandstones reaches about 3000–4000 m at the northern margin of the Qaidam Basin. However, the provenance and sedimentary environment of these sandstones are uncertain; thus, more comprehensive research is needed. Integrated research is conducted on the provenance and weathering process based on petrographic characteristics, clay minerals, and geochemical compositions of sandstones in the center of the northern Qaidam Basin. The results of lithofacies analysis show that the Paleogene sandstones were mainly derived from an active continental magmatic arc, subduction accretion, or a fold-thrust belt. The average illite content in the Paleogene clay minerals is more than 50%, followed by chlorite and smectite, which reflect climatic and environmental characteristics that were arid to semi-arid, whereas the characteristics of carbon–oxygen isotopes reveal a mainly freshwater sedimentary environment. The corrected chemical index of alteration (CIAcorr) is between 56.3 and 75.7, with an average value of 66.5. These results indicate that the provenance of the Paleogene sandstones in the center of the northern Qaidam Basin mainly formed under cold and dry climatic conditions and experienced limited chemical weathering with a small amount that underwent intermediate chemical weathering under warm and humid conditions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 192-195
Author(s):  
Tuo Lin ◽  
Jin Chuan Zhang ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Wei He ◽  
Xuan Tang

The Lower Silurian marine shale is widely distributed in Northwestern Hunan and features in a large thickness of dark shale showed at outcrops. However, the accumulation conditions and gas content is unknown. The sedimentary facies, thickness and distribution, organic matter types and content, maturity, reservoir properties and gas content of the Lower Silurian black shale in Northwestern Hunan were investigated by field observation, sampling and experimental analysis. The results show that the black shales sedimentary environment is deep water continental shelf, with featured in abundant fossil. The burial depth of the Lower Silurian black shale is 0-3000 m, and its thickness is 10-40m while the average TOC is 1.0% and average Ro is 2.9%. For the disadvantaged sedimentary facies and shallow depth, the maximum gas content of the Lower Silurian black shale from well site desorption test is 0.59m3/t only, but the result of isothermal adsorption simulate test show that the Lower Silurian black shale have a good adsorption capacity, and can generate a large number of shale gas in Northwestern Hunan where better deposition conditions and suitable depth exist in.


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