Petrology, depositional environment and utilization potential of Late Paleocene coals from the Obed-Marsh deposit, West-Central Alberta, Canada |
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| Authors: | Thomas Gentzis Fariborz Goodarzi |
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| Abstract: | The Obed-Marsh coal deposit is of Late Paleocene age, and contains over 200 million tons of subbituminous-B to high-volatile bituminous-C coal.Petrographic analysis of three sections from seams 1 and 2 reveals high amounts of huminite and relatively low amounts of liptinite and inertinite, with the exception of some intervals in both seems. The persistent high ratio of huminite to liptinite and inertinite indicates a relatively reducing environment, a feature also expressed by the relatively low inertinite content. Examination of the in-seam profiles also indicates undisturbed peat accumulation over long periods of time.The Obed coals, similar in rank and composition to the Hat Creek coals of British Columbia, formed in a freshwater environment and can be used as feedstock for combustion/gasification. Furthermore, the intervals rich in liptinite and petroleum-like substances may be utilized for liquefaction (hydrogenation). |
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