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Geochemistry and Minerologyof Meting-Jhimpir Coal, Sindh,
Pakistan Keywords: Elemental Studies, Enrichment and Depletion Factor, SEM, XRD. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology Volume 31 , Issue 2 Imdadullah Siddiqui,Muhammad Hassan Agheem,Abdul Salam Soomro Abstract The Meting-Jhimpir coalfield covers an area of about 90 square kilometers. The coal in the Meting- Jhimpir area was deposited in Early Eocene age, in the east of Karachi. The coal is enriched in Fe, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu, Cr, Sb, As, Co, Cd, Mn, Na, K, Ca and Mg. The study also shows that in Meting-Jhimpir coal quartz is dominant mineral and calcite and dolomite as accessory minerals. The comparison of studied coal with Clarke values shows that the coal is slightly enriched with Co, Cr, As, Ca, Mg, and U and Cu, K, Na, Ni, Pb and Zn are depleted. |