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Abundances and isotopic compositions of rhenium and osmium in pyrite samples from the Huaibei coalfield, Anhui, China

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Two pyrite samples from the Shihezi Formation (Lower Permian), Huaibei coalfield, Anhui, China, have been analyzed for abundances and isotopic compositions of rhenium and osmium using negative thermal ion mass spectrometry. The Re–Os ages of the pyrites are 64.4 and 226 Ma, which are younger than the formation age of the coal seam. The pyrite samples may consist of pyrite formed at various stages during the history of coal formation. The γOs values of the two pyrite samples are + 17 and + 18, respectively. Such high γOs values are reported for the first time for recycles crustal materials from a sedimentary basin.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Key Foundation of China (No 40133010), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 40273035).

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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, People’s Republic of China

    Guijian Liu, Zicheng Peng & Gang Yang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, 710075, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Zicheng Peng

  3. Illinois State Geological Survey (Emeritus), Champaign, IL, USA

    Chen-Lin Chou

  4. School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, People’s Republic of China

    Guijian Liu

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Liu, G., Chou, CL., Peng, Z. et al. Abundances and isotopic compositions of rhenium and osmium in pyrite samples from the Huaibei coalfield, Anhui, China. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 97, 617–621 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-007-0184-0

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