Mineral matter and trace elements in U. S. coals

Technical Report · Tue Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7194575

O'Gorman, J V; Walker, Jr, P L

In this study, the chemical nature of the mineral matter in a broad collection of U. S. coals ranging in rank from anthracite through lignite was examined. It was the specific purpose of this study to evaluate and develop the analytical tools necessary to characterize mineral matter. The mineral matter content of some fifty-seven coal samples was studied. Semi-quantitative mineralogical analyses are given for all these coals, with nineteen specific minerals involved. With some exceptions, the major minerals present were kaolinite, mixed layer illite-montmorillonite, quartz, gypsum, and pyrite. In this report, concern was focused primarily on identifying the major minerals composing the mineral material, using x-ray diffraction and infra-red spectroscopy. (auth, from Report Summary)

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Coll. of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-C-01-0390
• OSTI ID: 7194575
• Report Number(s): OCR-61-INT-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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010600* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Properties & Composition
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ANTHRACITE
BITUMINOUS COAL
BLACK COAL
BROWN COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COAL
COAL RANK
COHERENT SCATTERING
DIFFRACTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INFRARED RADIATION
LIGNITE
NORTH AMERICA
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SPECTROSCOPY
TRACE AMOUNTS
USA
X-RAY DIFFRACTION