[HTML][HTML] Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review

S Dai, A Bechtel, CF Eble, RM Flores, D French… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Peat depositional environments, the sites where and conditions under which peat
accumulates, significantly influence a resultant coal's physical properties, chemical …

Analysis, origin and significance of mineral matter in coal: An updated review

CR Ward - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
The material classed as “mineral matter” in coal embraces crystalline mineral materials as
well as a range of inorganic elements that occur in non-crystalline form. This review outlines …

Altered volcanic ashes in coal and coal-bearing sequences: A review of their nature and significance

S Dai, CR Ward, IT Graham, D French, JC Hower… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Volcanic ashes in coal and coal-bearing sequences typically occur as persistent bands
within coal seams (generally as tonsteins, but in a few cases as bentonites, K-bentonites, or …

Lanthanide, yttrium, and zirconium anomalies in the Fire Clay coal bed, Eastern Kentucky

JC Hower, LF Ruppert, CF Eble - International Journal of Coal Geology, 1999 - Elsevier
The Fire Clay coal bed in the Central Appalachian basin region contains a laterally-
persistent tonstein that is found in the coal throughout most of its areal extent. The tonstein …

Chemical and mineralogical compositions of silicic, mafic, and alkali tonsteins in the late Permian coals from the Songzao Coalfield, Chongqing, Southwest China

S Dai, X Wang, Y Zhou, JC Hower, D Li, W Chen… - Chemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Silicic and alkali intra-seam tonsteins were discovered earlier in southwestern China. This
paper reports new data on the geochemical and mineralogical compositions of tonsteins …

Distribution of rare earth elements in eastern Kentucky coals: indicators of multiple modes of enrichment?

JC Hower, CF Eble, S Dai, HE Belkin - International Journal of Coal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Four eastern Kentucky Pennsylvanian coals (from oldest to youngest, the
Manchester, Pond Creek, Fire Clay, and Hazard coals) were examined for their total rare …

Origin of minerals and elements in the Late Permian coals, tonsteins, and host rocks of the Xinde Mine, Xuanwei, eastern Yunnan, China

S Dai, T Li, VV Seredin, CR Ward, JC Hower… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper reports the mineralogical and geochemical compositions of the Late Permian C2
and C3 coals (both medium volatile bituminous coal) from the Xinde Mine, near Xuanwei in …

Provenance of multi-stage volcanic ash recorded in the Late Carboniferous coal in the Jungar Coalfield, North China, and their contribution to the enrichment of critical …

S Zhang, W Xiu, B Sun, Q Liu - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
The origins of partings within the Late Carboniferous No. 6 coal in the Jungar Coalfield,
North China, and their relationship to the enrichment of critical metals in the coal, is poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of altered volcanic ashes (tonsteins and K-bentonites) from the latest Permian coal-bearing strata of western …

M Shen, S Dai, IT Graham, VP Nechaev… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the geochemical and mineralogical characteristics and provenance of Permian-
Triassic boundary (PTB) widespread volcanic ashes from southern China have been well …

Elements and phosphorus minerals in the middle Jurassic inertinite-rich coals of the Muli Coalfield on the Tibetan Plateau

S Dai, JC Hower, CR Ward, W Guo, H Song… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The content, modes of occurrence, and origin of elements and phosphorus minerals in the
Jurassic coals of the Muli Coalfield, on the Tibetan Plateau, were investigated using optical …