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In this article, we present the results of the investigations into peculiar cordierite (indialite)-rich concentrations found in paralava from two coal dumps from the Upper Silesia Coal Basin, Poland. The temperature of the fusion process was in the range of 900–1100 °C and the main product is a ryolitic, peraluminous paralava. The crystallization and separation of cordierite (indialite)-rich restite from glassy paralava was probably controlled by changing oxygen fugacity and high viscosity of the fused rocks. The resorption of monazite and associated mobilization of phosphorus to form Fe–Mg–Ca phosphates and P-enrichment of the glassy paralava, pose questions about the behavior of REE and Th released from monazite during the fusion caused by coal combustion.
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Gawęda, A., Kierepka, M., Janeczek, J., Mazur-Cuber, A. (2012). Paralava from Coal-Dump Combustion in Upper Silesia, Poland: Melt Separation Leaving a Cordierite-Rich Restite.. In: Broekmans, M. (eds) Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27682-8_28
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