内蒙古阿巴嘎旗阿德拉嘎碱长花岗岩锆石LA- ICP- MS U- Pb年龄、地球化学特征及构造意义

阿巴嘎旗阿德拉嘎碱长花岗岩位于贺根山蛇绿岩带北侧。为了确定该碱长花岗岩体的岩石成因类型,探讨其构造环境,对该岩体进行了野外地质、岩石学、地球化学和LA- ICP- MS锆石U- Pb年代学研究。锆石LA- ICP- MS U- Pb测年表明,阿德拉嘎碱长花岗岩体的侵位年龄为310. 7±2. 6Ma,形成时代为晚石炭世。岩石地球化学研究表明,阿德拉嘎碱长花岗岩具有较高的SiO2、Na2O+K2O含量和较高的Ga/Al、（Na2O+K2O）/CaO值,相对贫CaO、MgO、Sr、Ba、Eu、Ti和P。稀土元素总量较低,轻重稀土分馏不明显,稀土配分曲线呈海鸥性,负铕异常明显（δEu=0. 15~0. 37）。岩石学和岩石地球化学特征表明,该碱长花岗岩为A型花岗岩,形成于弧后伸展构造环境,为晚石炭世古亚洲洋向西伯利亚俯冲作用的产物。     

内蒙古中部红格尔地区二叠纪A型花岗岩锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学及岩石成因

内蒙古中部红格尔地区碱长花岗岩是白音乌拉-东乌旗A型花岗岩带的重要组成部分,其LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为286~294 Ma,表明其形成时代为早二叠世。岩石富硅(SiO_2=75.13%~80.17%)、富碱(Na_2O+K_2O=7.33%~9.11%)、富铁(TFe_2O_3=1.01%~2.31%)、贫镁(MgO=0.09%~0.27%)和贫钙(CaO=0.12%~0.52%)。微量元素中大离子亲石元素(LILE)Rb、Th、K和Pb明显富集,Sr、Ba强烈亏损;高场强元素(HFSE)Nb、Ti、La和Ce亏损明显,Zr、Hf相对富集。岩体稀土总量较低且变化大(∑REE=33~165μg/g),轻重稀土分异程度低且轻稀土弱富集,具明显的Eu负异常(δEu=0.06~0.13),稀土元素分布模式表现为较平缓、轻微右倾的海鸥型分布型式。εNd(t)为正值(+1.08~+3.18),tDM2变化于805~965 Ma之间;有较高的放射成因铅,(~(206)Pb/~(204)Pb)i为18.710~19.280,(207Pb/204Pb)i为15.557~15.597,(~(208)Pb/~(204)Pb)i为37.887~38.330。岩石学、主元素和微量元素地球化学特征显示红格尔地区碱长花岗岩属于铝质A型花岗岩,其形成于碰撞后伸展构造背景,是后碰撞俯冲板片断离诱发中下地壳镁铁质岩石部分熔融的产物。红格尔地区A型花岗岩的发育可能反映了内蒙古中部古亚洲洋在二叠纪前已经闭合。     

大兴安岭北段斯木科北山“低Sr低Yb型”花岗岩年代学、岩石地球化学特征及地质意义

对大兴安岭兴安地块上发现的斯木科北山"低Sr低Yb"花岗岩进行了研究。斯木科北山花岗岩中锆石具有明显的岩浆成因特征,LA--ICP--MS锆石U--Pb测年~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为137. 6±2. 2 Ma,表明其形成于早白垩世早期。全岩主量元素高Si、富碱,低Fe、Ca、Mg,属于准铝质-弱过铝质、高钾钙碱性岩石。微量元素Rb、Th、U、Ce、Zr、Hf富集; Nb、Ta、Sr、Ba、P、Ti亏损;基性相容组分Co、Ni、Cr含量较低,Sr、Yb含量低,为"低Sr低Yb"花岗岩;轻稀土分馏明显,重稀土分馏较弱,中稀土亏损(Yb_N Ho_N);具有弱-中等的Ce/Ce*正异常和弱-中等的Eu/Eu*负异常;表明岩石形成于较强的氧化环境。岩石样品点在Rb-Y+Nb构造环境判别图解中,位于后碰撞花岗岩区;在10 000Ga/Al比值为基础的花岗岩成因类型判别图解中,均投入到A型花岗岩区,暗示其形成于蒙古—鄂霍茨克洋闭合造山的后碰撞伸展构造背景。     

澜沧江南段临沧花岗岩的锆石U-Pb年龄及构造意义

临沧花岗岩是滇西地区出露面积最大的复式岩基,它是特提斯构造域的重要组成单元,是研究古特提斯俯冲-碰撞的重要窗口。本文通过对澜沧江南段澜沧-景洪地区广泛出露的临沧花岗岩的岩石学、地球化学以及锆石年代学综合分析,系统阐述该区花岗岩的原岩性质以及其形成的构造背景。临沧花岗岩主要岩石类型为黑云母二长花岗岩和花岗闪长岩。锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学结果表明,该区临沧花岗岩侵位时代为217~233Ma。前人在澜沧江北段花岗岩也获得相似的侵位年龄,表明临沧花岗岩的南段与北段在形成时代上具有一致性。继承锆石U-Pb年龄主要峰期集中在2494Ma、1832Ma、1382Ma、959Ma、774Ma、482Ma,指示临沧花岗岩具丰富的物质来源。全岩主微量元素分析结果显示,临沧花岗岩的Na2O/K2O比值低,铝饱和指数(A/NCK值)大于1,属高钾钙碱性系列,过铝质花岗质岩石。轻重稀土分异明显,轻稀土相对富集,具有明显的铕负异常(Eu/Eu*=0.39~0.63);相容元素Cr和Ni含量较低,富集大离子亲石元素Rb和Ba,亏损高场强元素Nb-Ta和Zr-Hf。地球化学特征显示,临沧花岗岩来源于地壳沉积物的部分熔融,属S型花岗岩,形成于古特提斯洋闭合后的构造伸展阶段。     

内蒙古宾巴勒查干粗中粒正长花岗岩年代学及岩石地球化学

内蒙古东乌旗宾巴勒查干分布有大面积的侵入岩,本文选取其中的粗中粒正长花岗岩进行了同位素年代学及岩石地球化学研究,采用锆石SHRIMPU-Pb法得到加权平均年龄为220.4±2.5Ma(MSWD=0.83),所测锆石震荡环带发育,具有岩浆锆石特征,表明该年龄为花岗岩成岩年龄。岩体属富钾的过铝质岩石,稀土配分曲线以Eu负异常明显、轻稀土相对富集、重稀土具微弱的负斜率为特征。微量元素显示岩体的Ba具明显的负异常,Rb、Th相对富集,其它不相容元素相对亏损,Y、Yb均低于洋脊花岗岩标准化值。笔者认为岩体形成于西伯利亚板块和中朝板块拼合之后的后造山伸展背景下。     

藏东地区中奥陶世浪拉山糜棱岩化二长花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学及地质意义

对藏东地区浪拉山糜棱岩化二长花岗岩进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄测试,获得了该岩体的206Pb/238 U年龄加权平均值为470.5 Ma±3.7 Ma(MSWD=1.7,n=15),属于中奥陶世的产物。岩石地球化学特征表明,岩石具有高钾(Na2O/K2O=13.12~162.89)、铝(A/CNK值平均为1.30)、低钛的特征,岩石属于高钾钙碱性过铝质S型花岗岩。岩石具有明显Eu负异常,表现为Nb,Sr,P、Ti等高场强元素相对亏损,相对富集K,Rb,Th,U等大离子亲石元素,具有岛弧型花岗岩的特征。结合区域地质资料分析,该岩体与区内原特提斯洋的俯冲存在成因联系,藏东地区浪拉山糜棱岩化二长花岗岩的发现有助于进一步探索原特提斯洋演化过程。     

内蒙古火龙沟铅锌矿床成矿岩体年代学、地球化学及其地质意义

内蒙古火龙沟铅锌矿床是近期勘查发现、预期可达中型规模以上的铅锌矿床之一,笔者对该矿区的侵入岩——正长花岗岩进行了LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石U_Pb定年和主量、微量元素分析,锆石U_Pb定年结果为(224.0±2.5)Ma,表明,该岩体侵位于晚三叠世。岩石地球化学研究结果显示火龙沟正长花岗岩体具有明显富Si O2和ALK、贫Mg O和TFe的特点,A/NK-A/CNK图解显示正长花岗岩属于准铝质花岗岩。微量元素蛛网图显示富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Th、U、K,亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、Ti。稀土元素配分模式表现出富集LREE,亏损HREE的右倾型,LREE/HREE=8.04~10.40,具有明显Eu的负异常。花岗岩锆饱和温度计算结果表明该花岗岩岩浆形成温度为820℃,属于高温花岗岩,以上地球化学特征和高温的特点表明该花岗岩为A型花岗岩。结合区域构造演化历史,笔者认为该花岗岩体形成于古亚洲洋闭合后的造山后垮塌岩石圈伸展构造环境。     

黑龙江张广才岭一面坡晚三叠世花岗岩地球化学特征和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄

对张广才岭南部一面坡花岗岩的地质学、岩石学、地球化学及锆石U-Pb年龄研究表明,岩石富硅富铝,属于过铝质岩石（A/CNK=1.04~1.07）,全碱（K2O+Na2O）含量为8.24%~8.85%,K2O/Na2O值为1.58~1.68,属于高钾钙碱性系列I型花岗岩。岩石富集LREE、Rb、Th、U、K,相对亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti,具有明显的Eu负异常,LA-ICP-MS锆石206Pb/238U年龄加权平均值为211Ma±4Ma（MSWD=1.4, 2σ）,代表了花岗岩的结晶年龄。岩石具有相对亏损的锆石Hf同位素组成（εHf(t)=+1.75～ +13.81）,TDM2为367~1136Ma。结合区域构造环境分析,认为一面坡晚三叠世花岗岩属于I型花岗岩,可能形成于后碰撞伸展构造环境,是岩石圈伸展阶段新增生下地壳物质发生部分熔融的产物。     

青海赛什腾山早古生代花岗岩地球化学特征及意义

为揭示柴北缘复杂的构造演化特征,用X射线荧光光谱(XPF)、电感耦合等离子质谱(ICP-MS)等方法对赛什腾山花岗闪长岩、花岗岩和二长花岗岩进行了系统的全岩地球化学与微量元素研究。结果表明,赛什腾山岩体富含Si O2(64.23%~71.56%)、Al2O3(14.03%~18.36%);K2O/Na2O值平均为0.48,具准铝质-弱过铝质、钙碱性特征;岩石相对富集Th、U、Sr,亏损Ta-Nb、Ti、Pb;稀土总量变化幅度较大(74.29×10-6~169.11×10-6),轻重稀土分馏明显,弱Eu负异常特征;主微量元素图解及对比分析显示出Ⅰ型花岗岩特点。结合其他资料,可以认为赛什腾山岩体形成于岛弧环境,是地幔上侵混染了大陆地壳形成的产物,该花岗岩侵位时南祁连洋尚未闭合。     

黑龙江张广才岭一面坡晚三叠世花岗岩地球化学特征和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄

对张广才岭南部一面坡花岗岩的地质学、岩石学、地球化学及锆石U-Pb年龄研究表明,岩石富硅富铝,属于过铝质岩石(A/CNK=1.04~1.07),全碱(K2O+Na2O)含量为8.24%~8.85%,K2O/Na2O值为1.58~1.68,属于高钾钙碱性系列I型花岗岩。岩石富集LREE、Rb、Th、U、K,相对亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti,具有明显的Eu负异常,LA-ICP-MS锆石206Pb/238U年龄加权平均值为211Ma±4Ma(MSWD=1.4,2σ),代表了花岗岩的结晶年龄。岩石具有相对亏损的锆石Hf同位素组成(εHf(t)=+1.75~+13.81),TDM2为367~1136Ma。结合区域构造环境分析,认为一面坡晚三叠世花岗岩属于I型花岗岩,可能形成于后碰撞伸展构造环境,是岩石圈伸展阶段新增生下地壳物质发生部分熔融的产物。     

Isotopic systematics of He,Ar, S,Cu, Ni,Re, Os,Pb, U,Sm, Nd,Rb, Sr,Lu, and Hf in the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits

This paper reports the first results of a study of 11 isotope systems (³He/⁴He, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar, ³⁴S/³²S, ⁶⁵Cu/⁶³Cu, ⁶²Ni/⁶⁰Ni, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd, ^206–208Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, Hf–Nd, U–Pb, and Re–Os) in the rocks and ores of the Cu–Ni–PGE deposits of the Norilsk ore district. Almost all the results were obtained at the Center of Isotopic Research of the Karpinskii All-Russia Research Institute of Geology. The use of a number of independent genetic isotopic signatures and comprehensive isotopic knowledge provided a methodic basis for the interpretation of approximately 5000 isotopic analyses of various elements. The presence of materials from two sources, crust and mantle, was detected in the composition of the rocks and ores. The contribution of the crustal source is especially significant in the paleofluids (gas–liquid microinclusions) of the ore-forming medium. Crustal solutions were probably a transport medium during ore formation. Air argon is dominant in the ores, which indicates a connection between the paleofluids and the atmosphere. This suggests intense groundwater circulation during the crystallization of ore minerals. The age of the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits was determined. The stage of orebody formation is restricted to a narrow age interval of 250 ± 10 Ma. An isotopic criterion was proposed for the ore-bearing potential of mafic intrusions in the Norilsk–Taimyr region. It includes several interrelated isotopic ratios of various elements: He, Ar, S, and others.     

高压微波消解法测定醋酸纤维过滤器采集的微尘粒子中的砷镉钴铬铜铁锰镍铅钒锌

最新的流行病学研究表明,空气中较高浓度的悬浮细颗粒可能对人类的健康有不利的影响。根据该项研究显示,由于心脏病、慢性呼吸问题和肺功能指标恶化而导致死亡率的升高与细尘粒子有关。这些研究结果已经促使欧盟于1999年4月出台了限制空气中二氧化硫、二氧化氮、氧化氮、铅和颗粒物含量的法案（1999/30/EC）,对各项指标包括对可吸入PM10颗粒的浓度提出了新的限制性指标。PM10颗粒是指可以通过预分级器分离采集的气体动力学直径小于10 μm的细颗粒。目前研究的兴趣重点逐步偏向PM2.5这些更细微颗粒物,PM2.5这种颗粒物对健康有明显的不利影响。在欧盟指令2008/50/EC中,对PM10和PM2.5都提出了具体测定要求。     

Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometric determination of Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in komatiites

Komatiites are mantle-derived ultramafic volcanic rocks. Komatiites have been discovered in several States of India, notably in Karnataka. Studies on the distribution of trace-elements in the komatiites of India are very few. This paper proposes a simple, accurate, precise, rapid, and non-destructive wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometric technique for determining Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in komatiites, and discusses the accuracy, precision, limits of detection, x-ray spectral-line interferences, inter-element effects, speed, advantages, and limitations of the technique. The accuracy of the technique is excellent (within 3%) for Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th and very good (within 4%) for Y. The precision is also excellent (within 3%) for Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th. The limits of detection are: 1 ppm for Sc and V; 2 ppm for Cr, Co, and Ni; 3 ppm for Cu, Zn, Rb, and Sr; 4 ppm for Y and Zr; 6 ppm for Nb; 10 ppm for Ba; 13 ppm for Pb; and 14 ppm for Th. The time taken for determining Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in a batch of 24 samples of komatiites, for a replication of four analyses per sample, by one operator, using a manual WDXRF spectrometer, is only 60 hours.     

Mercury,arsenic, antimony,and selenium contents of sediment from the Kuskokwim River,Bethel, Alaska,USA

The Kuskokwim River at Bethel, Alaska, drains a major mercury-antimony metallogenic province in its upper reaches and tributaries. Bethel (population 4000) is situated on the Kuskokwim floodplain and also draws its water supply from wells located in river-deposited sediment. A boring through overbank and floodplain sediment has provided material to establish a baseline datum for sediment-hosted heavy metals. Mercury (total), arsenic, antimony, and selenium contents were determined; aluminum was also determined and used as normalizing factor. The contents of the heavy metals were relatively constant with depth and do not reflect any potential enrichment from upstream contaminant sources.     

Roles of xenomelts,xenoliths, xenocrysts,xenovolatiles, residues,and skarns in the genesis,transport, and localization of magmatic Fe-Ni-Cu-PGE sulfides and chromite

Most sulfide-rich magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits form in dynamic magmatic systems by partial melting S-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren to weakly-mineralized immiscible Fe sulfide xenomelts into which Ni-Cu-Co-PGE partition from the magma. Some exceptionally-thick magmatic Cr deposits may form by partial melting oxide-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of the miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren Fe ± Ti oxide xenocrysts into which Cr-Mg-V ± Ti partition from the magma. The products of these processes are variably preserved as skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles, which play important to critical roles in ore genesis, transport, localization, and/or modification. Incorporation of barren xenoliths/autoliths may induce small amounts of sulfide/chromite to segregate, but incorporation of sulfide xenomelts or oxide xenocrysts with dynamic upgrading of metal tenors (PGE > Cu > Ni > Co and Cr > V > Ti, respectively) is required to make significant ore deposits. Silicate xenomelts are only rarely preserved, but will be variably depleted in chalcophile and ferrous metals. Less dense felsic xenoliths may aid upward sulfide transport by increasing the effective viscosity and decreasing the bulk density of the magma. Denser mafic or metamorphosed xenoliths may also increase the effective viscosity of the magma, but may aid downward sulfide transport by increasing the bulk density of the magma. Sulfide wets olivine, so olivine xenocrysts may act as filter beds to collect advected finely dispersed sulfide droplets, but other silicates and xenoliths may not be wetted by sulfides. Xenovolatiles may retard settling of – or in some cases float – dense sulfide droplets. Reactions of sulfide melts with felsic country rocks may generate Fe-rich skarns that may allow sulfide melts to fractionate to more extreme Cu-Ni-rich compositions. Xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles are more likely to be preserved in cooler basaltic magmas than in hotter komatiitic magmas, and are more likely to be preserved in less dynamic (less turbulent) systems/domain/phases than in more dynamic (more turbulent) systems/domains/phases. Massive to semi-massive Ni-Cu-PGE and Cr mineralization and xenoliths are often localized within footwall embayments, dilations/jogs in dikes, throats of magma conduits, and the horizontal segments of dike-chonolith and dike-sill complexes, which represent fluid dynamic traps for both ascending and descending sulfides/oxides. If skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and/or xenovolatiles are present, they provide important constraints on ore genesis and they are valuable exploration indicators, but they must be included in elemental and isotopic mass balance calculations.     

Regional distribution of Al,B, Ba,Ca, K,La, Mg,Mn, Na,P, Rb,Si, Sr,Th, U and Y in terrestrial moss within a 188,000 km2 area of the central Barents region: influence of geology,seaspray and human activity

Five hundred and ninety-eight samples of terrestrial moss (Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi) collected from a 188,000 km² area of the central Barents region (NE Norway, N Finland, NW Russia) were analysed by ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Analytical results for Al, B, Ba, Ca, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Rb, Si, Sr, Th, U and Y concentrations are reported here. Graphical methods of data analysis, such as geochemical maps, cumulative frequency diagrams, boxplots and scatterplots, are used to interpret the origin of the patterns for these elements. None of the elements reported here are emitted in significant amounts from the smelting industry on the Kola Peninsula. Despite the conventional view that moss chemistry reflects atmospheric element input, the nature of the underlying mineral substrate (regolith or bedrock) is found to have a considerable influence on moss composition for several elements. This influence of the chemistry of the mineral substrate can take place in a variety of ways. (1) It can be completely natural, reflecting the ability of higher plants to take up elements from deep soil horizons and shed them with litterfall onto the surface. (2) It can result from naturally increased soil dust input where vegetation is scarce due to harsh climatic conditions for instance. Alternatively, substrate influence can be enhanced by human activity, such as open-cast mining, creation of ‘technogenic deserts’, or handling, transport and storage of ore and ore products, all of which magnify the natural elemental flux from bedrock to ground vegetation. Seaspray is another natural process affecting moss composition in the area (Mg, Na), and this is most visible in the Norwegian part of the study area. Presence or absence of some plant species, e.g., lichens, seems to influence moss chemistry. This is shown by the low concentrations of B or K in moss on the Finnish and Norwegian side of the (fenced) border with Russia, contrasting with high concentrations on the other side (intensive reindeer husbandry west of the border has selectively depleted the lichen population).     

河南新安县郁山铝土矿床地质特征、成矿规律及成矿物质来源

河南郁山铝土矿区包括郁山、李村、杏树洼、煤窑洼4个铝土矿段。本溪组含铝岩系的分布、埋深及岩相特征直接控制铝土矿的赋存和空间特征。区内构造对含矿岩系的分布、产状、埋深及完整性等有重要的控制作用。含铝岩系厚度与铝土矿厚度及品位一般呈正变关系,即含铝岩系厚度大,铝土矿层厚而富。铝土矿物沉积于古地形中,大的凹陷沉积盆地控制着铝土矿带的分布范围和展布方向,其中小的洼地、溶洞、溶斗等具体控制铝土矿的矿体形态、产状、规模。河南郁山铝土矿为典型的喀斯特型铝土矿。铝土矿成矿物质均来自上地壳,为上地壳岩石经过风化而成,非花岗岩以及玄武岩等岩石类型;铝土矿物质来源与基底碳酸盐岩关系不大,具有一定距离的搬运,说明铝土矿物质来源非原地,而是异地来源;秦岭古陆提供了重要成矿物质。     

Petrographic, mineralogy, and geochemistry of coals of Pabedana, Kerman Province, Central Iran

This paper discusses the result of the detailed investigations carried out on the coal characteristics, including coal petrography and its geochemistry of the Pabedana region. A total of 16 samples were collected from four coal seams d2, d4, d5, and d6 of the Pabedana underground mine which is located in the central part of the Central-East Iranian Microcontinent. These samples were reduced to four samples through composite sampling of each seam and were analyzed for their petrographic, mineralogical, and geochemical compositions. Proximate analysis data of the Pabedana coals indicate no major variations in the moisture, ash, volatile matter, and fixed carbon contents in the coals of different seams. Based on sulfur content, the Pabedana coals may be classified as low-sulfur coals. The low-sulfur contents in the Pabedana coal and relatively low proportion of pyritic sulfur suggest a possible fresh water environment during the deposition of the peat of the Pabedana coal. X-ray diffraction and petrographic analyses indicate the presence of pyrite in coal samples. The Pabedana coals have been classified as a high volatile, bituminous coal in accordance with the vitrinite reflectance values (58.75–74.32 %) and other rank parameters (carbon, calorific value, and volatile matter content). The maceral analysis and reflectance study suggest that the coals in all the four seams are of good quality with low maceral matter association. Mineralogical investigations indicate that the inorganic fraction in the Pabedana coal samples is dominated by carbonates; thus, constituting the major inorganic fraction of the coal samples. Illite, kaolinite, muscovite, quartz, feldspar, apatite, and hematite occur as minor or trace phases. The variation in major elements content is relatively narrow between different coal seams. Elements Sc,, Zr, Ga, Ge, La, As, W, Ce, Sb, Nb, Th, Pb, Se, Tl, Bi, Hg, Re, Li, Zn, Mo, and Ba show varying negative correlation with ash yield. These elements possibly have an organic affinity and may be present as primary biological concentrations either with tissues in living condition and/or through sorption and formation of organometallic compounds.