Detrital material controlling the enrichment of critical element Li in No. 9 coal seam of the Ningwu Coalfield, northeastern Shanxi Province, China: Heavy mineral and detrital zircon constraints

IF 5.6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS
Chao Liu , Yangmei Chang , Beilei Sun , Xu Wang , Fuhui Qi
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Abstract

As a critical element, Li is currently in high demand due to rapid technological development. Anomalous Li enrichment in Pennsylvanian coals, such as those in Shanxi Province, has been discovered in China. Previous studies have shown that Li enrichment in coal and coal-bearing strata in Shanxi Province is generally evident in clay minerals and is related to mineral matter originating from nearby granite or bauxite and, in some cases, it is associated with hydrothermal fluid. Determining the exact sources of Li responsible for the Li enrichment in these coals is essential. This study investigated the spatiotemporal provenance of mineral matter evolution and source-to-sink system of No. 9 coal seam in the Anjialing Mine, Ningwu Coalfield, northeastern Shanxi Province, China. In total, 17 coal samples, six parting samples, one roof sample, and one floor sample from No. 9 coal seam were collected. Geochemical, mineralogical, and geochronological analyses were conducted using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy for minerals, inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP–OES) for major-element oxides, inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP–MS) for trace elements, and laser ablation–ICP–MS (LA–ICP–MS) for geochronology. The mineral matter in the coal samples consists mainly of kaolinite, boehmite, quartz, with varying proportions of calcite, pyrite, nacrite, anatase and goyazite, whereas in non-coal samples, the mineral matter is dominated by kaolinite, quartz, with minor amounts of anatase and pyrite. There are two heavy mineral assemblages: titanite–biotite–zircon–apatite and titanite–biotite–anatase–apatite. Relative to the elemental composition of the World hard coal, the coal benches are enriched in Li and Sr and slightly enriched in Ga, Zr, Hf, and Th. Relative to the elemental composition of the World clays, the parting samples in No. 9 coal seam are enriched in Li and slightly enriched in Mo, the roof sample is slightly enriched in Hf, and the floor sample is slightly enriched in Li and Hf. Detrital zircon ages in the roof and floor samples can be divided into two main ages: 2500–1700 and 326–293 Ma. The youngest UPb ages of zircon grain in the roof and floor samples are 292.7 ± 7.1 and 295.5 ± 9.7 Ma, respectively, indicating a well-constrained Early Asselian–Sakmarian stage. Detrital zircons, with ages of 326–293 Ma, in No. 9 coal seam are mainly derived from granitic intrusions and volcanic rocks in the Inner Mongolia Paleo-uplift (IMPU) rather than bauxite deposits. Based on mineralogical, geochemical, and geochronological evidence, the high Li enrichment in the studied samples is mainly caused by detrital material input. The dominant detrital materials in the coal and non-coal samples originate from felsic-intermediate igneous rocks in the IMPU.

控制中国山西省东北部宁武煤田9号煤层关键元素Li富集的碎屑物质:重矿物和碎屑锆石的制约因素
作为一种重要元素,锂目前因技术发展迅速而需求量很大。中国在山西省等地的宾夕法尼亚煤中发现了异常的锂富集现象。以往的研究表明,山西省煤炭和含煤地层中的 Li 富集一般在粘土矿物中表现明显,与源自附近花岗岩或铝土矿的矿物物质有关,在某些情况下还与热液有关。确定造成这些煤炭中锂离子富集的确切来源至关重要。本研究调查了中国山西省东北部宁武煤田安家岭煤矿9号煤层矿物物质演化的时空来源和源汇系统。共采集了 9 号煤层的 17 个煤样、6 个分层样、1 个顶板样和 1 个底板样。采用 X 射线粉末衍射 (XRD) 和拉曼光谱分析矿物,电感耦合等离子体光发射光谱 (ICP-OES) 分析主要元素氧化物,电感耦合等离子体质谱 (ICP-MS) 分析痕量元素,激光烧蚀-ICP-MS (LA-ICP-MS) 分析地质年代,进行了地球化学、矿物学和地质年代分析。煤炭样本中的矿物物质主要包括高岭石、沸石、石英,以及不同比例的方解石、黄铁矿、闪锌矿、锐钛矿和高铝榴石;而在非煤炭样本中,矿物物质主要是高岭石、石英,以及少量的锐钛矿和黄铁矿。有两种重矿物组合:榍石-生物陶瓷-锆石-磷灰石和榍石-生物陶瓷-闪锌矿-磷灰石。与世界硬煤的元素组成相比,煤层中富含锂和锶,略微富含镓、锆、铪和钍。与世界粘土的元素组成相比,9号煤层的分层样品富含Li,略富含Mo,顶板样品略富含Hf,底板样品略富含Li和Hf。顶板和底板样品中的碎屑锆石年龄可分为两个主要年龄:2500-1700 Ma 和 326-293 Ma。屋顶和地面样品中锆石晶粒的最年轻UPb年龄分别为292.7±7.1 Ma和295.5±9.7 Ma,显示了一个约束良好的早阿塞良-萨克玛期。9号煤层中年龄为326-293 Ma的碎屑锆石主要来自内蒙古古隆起带(IMPU)的花岗侵入体和火山岩,而非铝土矿床。根据矿物学、地球化学和地质年代证据,研究样品中的高锂离子富集主要是由碎屑物质输入造成的。煤和非煤样品中的主要碎屑物质来自 IMPU 中的长粒-中粒火成岩。
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International Journal of Coal Geology
International Journal of Coal Geology 工程技术-地球科学综合
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145
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38 days
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Coal Geology deals with fundamental and applied aspects of the geology and petrology of coal, oil/gas source rocks and shale gas resources. The journal aims to advance the exploration, exploitation and utilization of these resources, and to stimulate environmental awareness as well as advancement of engineering for effective resource management.
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