Coalfield structure and structural controls on coal in China

The occurrence of coal-bearing strata in a variety of coal-bearing basins of China is characterized by late tectonic deformation and remarkable spatial and geochronologic differences.The main controlling factors,which determine the tectonic framework of coalfields,include the geodynamic environment,tectonic evolution,deep structures,tectonic stress,and lithologic combination of the coal measures.The Chinese continent has experienced multi-stage tectonic movements since the Late Paleozoic.The spatial and temporal heterogeneity of its continental tectonic evolution,the complexity of its basement properties,and its stratigraphic configurations control the tectonic framework of its coalfields’present complex and orderly patterns.The concept of coal occurrence structural units is proposed in this paper and is defined as the structural zoning of coal occurrence.China’s coalfields are divided into five coal occurrence structural areas,and the structural characteristics of the coalfields in five main coal occurrence areas throughout the country are summarized.Based on the analysis of the relationship between the structure characteristics and occurrence of coal in these coalfields,the coal-controlling structures are divided into six groups:extensional structural styles,compressional structural styles,shearing and rotational structural styles,inverted structural styles,sliding structural styles,and syn-depositional structural styles.In addition,the distribution of coal-controlling structural styles is briefly summarized in this paper.

Correction to: Coalfield structure and structural controls on coal in China

Correction to:Int J Coal Sci Technol https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-020-00326-z The original publication of the article contains incorrect notes in Fig.1.The correct version of notes in Fig.1 is provided in this erratum.Fig.1 Tectonic framework of coalfields in China.1—Paleogene–Neogene coal measure;2—Lower Cretaceous coal measure;3—Early-Middle Jurassic coal measure;4—Upper Triassic coal measure;5—Carboniferous–Permian coal measure;6—First-level structural boundary;7—Second-level structural boundary;I:Eastern compound deformation zone;II:Western compressional deformation zone;III:Middle transitional deformation zone;NECCA:North East China coal occurrence area;NCCA:North China coal occurrence area;NWCCA:Northwest China coal occurrence Area;SCCA:South China coal occurrence area;YXCA:Yunnan-Tibet(Xizang)China coal occurrence area.

中国煤中金属元素成矿区带

从煤中提取锗、镓等金属已经取得实质性进展,煤逐渐成为多种战略性金属矿产的主要来源,但对煤中金属元素矿产资源尚缺乏系统的矿床学理论支撑.本文在以往煤中金属元素矿产资源研究成果的基础上,结合野外实地调查,总结了煤中锗、镓、锂、稀土资源矿化特征,并以丰富的煤中金属高异常点、区域构造背景及演化、地层沉积环境特征、煤层煤质特征等为依据,将全国煤中锗、镓等金属元素矿产资源划分为7个成矿区带,进而讨论了各成矿区带地质特征,为煤中金属元素矿产资源研究提供地质理论依据.

Coal measure metallogeny:Metallogenic system and implication for resource and environment

Coal,coal measure gas,coal conversion to oil and gas,and coal-based new materials are reliable guarantees for stable energy supply and economic and social development in China.The coal-dominated resource endowment and the economic and social development stage determine the irreplaceable position of coal resources in the energy system.Coal measure resources,including aggregated or dispersed solids,liquid and gaseous multitype energies,and metal as well as nonmetallic minerals,are the products of multisphere interaction and metallogenetic materials generation,migration,and accumulation.Coal measures record rich deep-time geological information of transitional and terrestrial peat bogs,which is a crucial carrier to reveal ecosystem evolution,significant organic carbon sequestration,atmospheric O_(2)/CO_(2)variation,and wildfire events.Coal measure evolution is accompanied by the migration and transformation of various materials during diagenesis-metamorphism,forming differentiated coal compositions besides properties and various mineral resources in its adjacent strata.The enrichment condition,occurrence state,and separation potential are the premise for level-by-level use and efficient development of coal measure resources.Coal measure metallogeny is based on the metallogenic system of multiple energy and mineral resources in coal measures and their environmental effects.Fully understanding coal measure metallogeny is beneficial for promoting the coal transition from fuel to raw materials and strengthening its attribute of multiple mineral resources.The metallogeny comprises various aspects,including:(1)the symbiosis mechanism,co-exploration and co-mining conditions of various resources;(2)the source-sink system of ore-forming materials;(3)the differential carbon accumulation and hydrogen enrichment effect;(4)organic(coal and hydrocarbon)and inorganic(mineral)interactions;and(5)combination of minerals naturally enrichment during the metallogenic process and artificial enrichment during the ore processing process.The coal measure metallogeny belongs to the geoscience disciplines,and studies the types,formation,distribution,enrichment mechanisms,evaluation methods,and development strategies of resources related to coal measures.The key scientific problems include geological records related to mineral enrichment processes,metallogenic mechanisms,resource distribution,occurrence evaluation,and accurate development.Developing coal measure metallogeny is significant in improving the critical mineral metallogenic theory,revealing various deep-time earth systems and realizing the national energy transformation and high-quality development.