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Formation Conditions of the Paleogene–Neogene Coals in the Dnieper–Donets Coal-Bearing Area (Evidence from the Pesochansk Salt Dome)

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The paper presents the results of studying the Pesochansk brown coal deposit located in the central Dnieper–Donets coal-bearing area. The sedimentary cover of this area is characterized by the presence of salt structures, one of which is the Pesochansk stock. The subsidence trough of this pre-Paleogene structure was filled with the Paleogene–Neogene sediments containing three brown coal seams with different lithopetrographic compositions. This diversity was related to instability of the tectonic regime, changes in the paleogeographic condition and climate, as well as variability of the primary plant material and its transformation rate. It is shown that peat was accumulated during the formation of Lower and Middle coal seams in the coastal-marine lowland with a high degree of inundation, resulting in the formation of predominantly gelite-type coals. During the formation of the Upper coal seam, peat was accumulated mainly in the lacustrine-marsh environment with the predominant formation of gelitites.

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Zaitseva, L.B., Ivanova, A.V. Formation Conditions of the Paleogene–Neogene Coals in the Dnieper–Donets Coal-Bearing Area (Evidence from the Pesochansk Salt Dome). Lithol Miner Resour 55, 316–325 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002449022002008X

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