Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain

The Cantabrian Mountains located in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula constitute the most important coal-mining district of Spain. Anthracitic and bituminous coals (high and medium rank coals) have been mined in the area since the end of the nineteenth century and they currently account for about 70%...

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Autores: Colmenero, J.R., Suárez Ruiz, Isabel, Fernández Suárez, Javier, Barba, P., Llorens, Teresa
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Cantabrian Mountains
Upper Carboniferous coalfields
Rank distribution
Organic petrology
Petrología
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spelling Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern SpainColmenero, J.R.Suárez Ruiz, IsabelFernández Suárez, JavierBarba, P.Llorens, Teresa552.5Cantabrian MountainsUpper Carboniferous coalfieldsRank distributionOrganic petrologyPetrologíaThe Cantabrian Mountains located in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula constitute the most important coal-mining district of Spain. Anthracitic and bituminous coals (high and medium rank coals) have been mined in the area since the end of the nineteenth century and they currently account for about 70% of the total coal resources of the country. The region forms part of the Cantabrian and West Asturian–Leonese Zones of the Iberian Variscan Fold Belt and is strongly deformed by a set of imbricate thrusts, coeval folds and high-angle faults. Coal-bearing successions are Westphalian and Stephanian (Pennsylvanian) in age and are exposed in numerous coalfields of variable size arranged roughly parallel to the tectonic structures. Coal rank varies from medium-rank bituminous D coals (Rr ≥ 0.5%) to high-rank anthracites. A coals (Rr < 6.0%). The regional rank distribution can be correlated with the increase in the thermal effect observed from Westphalian to the Stephanian coals, and from the Cantabrian Zone to the West Asturian–Leonese Zone. These rank variations are related to the thermal processes caused by the emplacement of some major faults, and granitoids and mafic rocks in upper crustal levels and the subsequent development of the regional methamorphic contact aureoles.ElsevierUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20082008-01-0120082008-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52736reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/527362026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
title Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
spellingShingle Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
Colmenero, J.R.
552.5
Cantabrian Mountains
Upper Carboniferous coalfields
Rank distribution
Organic petrology
Petrología
title_short Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
title_full Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
title_fullStr Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
title_full_unstemmed Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
title_sort Genesis and rank distribution of Upper Carboniferous coal basins in the Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Colmenero, J.R.
Suárez Ruiz, Isabel
Fernández Suárez, Javier
Barba, P.
Llorens, Teresa
author Colmenero, J.R.
author_facet Colmenero, J.R.
Suárez Ruiz, Isabel
Fernández Suárez, Javier
Barba, P.
Llorens, Teresa
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author2 Suárez Ruiz, Isabel
Fernández Suárez, Javier
Barba, P.
Llorens, Teresa
author2_role author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 552.5
Cantabrian Mountains
Upper Carboniferous coalfields
Rank distribution
Organic petrology
Petrología
topic 552.5
Cantabrian Mountains
Upper Carboniferous coalfields
Rank distribution
Organic petrology
Petrología
description The Cantabrian Mountains located in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula constitute the most important coal-mining district of Spain. Anthracitic and bituminous coals (high and medium rank coals) have been mined in the area since the end of the nineteenth century and they currently account for about 70% of the total coal resources of the country. The region forms part of the Cantabrian and West Asturian–Leonese Zones of the Iberian Variscan Fold Belt and is strongly deformed by a set of imbricate thrusts, coeval folds and high-angle faults. Coal-bearing successions are Westphalian and Stephanian (Pennsylvanian) in age and are exposed in numerous coalfields of variable size arranged roughly parallel to the tectonic structures. Coal rank varies from medium-rank bituminous D coals (Rr ≥ 0.5%) to high-rank anthracites. A coals (Rr < 6.0%). The regional rank distribution can be correlated with the increase in the thermal effect observed from Westphalian to the Stephanian coals, and from the Cantabrian Zone to the West Asturian–Leonese Zone. These rank variations are related to the thermal processes caused by the emplacement of some major faults, and granitoids and mafic rocks in upper crustal levels and the subsequent development of the regional methamorphic contact aureoles.
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