Secretinite-Reflectance and chemical data from two high volatile bituminous coals (Upper Carboniferous) of North America
International Journal of Coal Geology
By: P.C. Lyons and Maria Mastalerz
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Abstract
Secretinite - a maceral of the inertinite group as recognized by the ICCP in 1996- is a noncellular maceral of seed fern origin. New reflectance data indicate that this maceral has primary anisotropy with bireflectances of 0.4% to 0.9% in high-volatile B bituminous (Ro = 0.6%) Carboniferous coal of North America. The highest reflectance is in cross-section as opposed to longitudinal section. Characteristic feature of secretinite is the virtual absence of Si and Al, unlike that in associated vitrinite. This indicates the absence of submicron aluminosilicates in secretinite and their presence in vitrinites. Secretinite is highly aromatic as indicated by low O/C ratios and high contribution of aromatic hydrogen bands detected by FTIR analysis. ?? 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Lyons, P., and Mastalerz, M., 2001, Secretinite-Reflectance and chemical data from two high volatile bituminous coals (Upper Carboniferous) of North America: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 45, no. 4, p. 281-287, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-5162(00)00041-0.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Secretinite-Reflectance and chemical data from two high volatile bituminous coals (Upper Carboniferous) of North America |
| Series title | International Journal of Coal Geology |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0166-5162(00)00041-0 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | International Journal of Coal Geology |
| First page | 281 |
| Last page | 287 |