TONSTEINS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF THE PETROGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF COALS

• Date: 2022
• Main Authors: ІВАНОВА, А.В., ЗАЙЦЕВА, Л.Б.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Geological Sciences, NAS of Ukraine 2022
• Subjects: peat accumulation; coal; tonsteins; microcomponents; petrographic types of coals
• Online Access: http://geojournal.igs-nas.org.ua/article/view/257499
• Journal Title: Geological journal

The tonsteins were found in the coal seams of all divisions of the Carboniferous deposits of the Donbas. They are thin clay interlayers of kaolinite composition and, according to most researchers, are of volcanic origin. The object of this study is the tonsteins of the Lower Carboniferous deposits o...