SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE COAL IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COAL BASIN KOSTOLAC (SERBIA)

11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2011, www.sgem.org, SGEM2011 Conference Proceedings/ ISSN 1314-2704, June 20-25, 2011, Vol. 1, 265-270 pp

ABSTRACT

In this paper the results of sedimentological analysis of coal in 2010 at the lokality
Petka (western coal basin Kostolac). Are presented variations of petrographic
composition of coal matter (lithotypes, microlithotypes and macerals), mineral
admixtures (clay, aleurite and marl) and locally occurring epigenetic mineralizations.
The Kostolac Neogene Basin (Figure 1), containing three tick lignite beds of Pontian
age[1] is one of important energetic resources of Serbia and is the bases for operating
two lignite-firing electric power stations (Kostolac A and B). The eastern part of the
basin is well geologicaly explored and there is the only one lignite producer in the basin
– the open pit Drmno[4], but the western part of the basin has an important lignite
potential. Coal of all three coal beds is typical lignite, built up by pices of coal matter of
diverse strucures.

Keywords: Lignite, Sedimentological analysis, geology, litotypes, coal matter, mineral
mater, Kostolac Basin, Serbia.