Characterization of coal from the Mariovo basin, Macedonia – Insights from organic geochemical and sulphur isotopic data

Catherine Lerouge (1) , Jérôme Gouin (1, 2) , Yves Deschamps (1) , Fatima Laggoun-Défarge (2) , G. Tasev (3) , T. Serafimovski (3) , M.G. Yossifova (4)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2 ISTO - Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans
3 UKIM - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
4 Geological Institute of BAS

data detailed petrographic study of coal from the Mariovo basin in Macedonia suggests circulation of fluids mobilizing metals from different origins (basement, volcanism ?) during burial. Sulphur isotopic data on organic matter and pyrite indicate dominantly marine-derive fluids and processus of bacterial reduction of sulphates

Keywords: Coal chemistry; organic sulphur; metals; vitrinite reflectance; electron microprobe; Mariovo basin; Macedonia

Domains: Geochemistry

Catherine Lerouge, Jérôme Gouin, Yves Deschamps, Fatima Laggoun-Défarge, G. Tasev, et al.. Characterization of coal from the Mariovo basin, Macedonia – Insights from organic geochemical and sulphur isotopic data. Mineral Exploration and Reseach: Digging Deeper, Aug 2007, Dublin, Germany. 4 p. ⟨insu-00156309⟩