Statistical Results of Coal Petrographic Identification for B-Coal Seams

Statistical results from coal petrographic identification of the B-coal seams in the Xishanyao Formation. The dataset is a 9.5 KB XLS file authored by Bin Chen and last updated on May 5, 2026. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on the figshare platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze coal maceral composition based on petrographic identification results.
• Compare statistical properties of different coal seams within the Xishanyao Formation.
• Model coal quality parameters based on petrographic data.
• Support geological research on the B-coal seams.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• File size is precisely 9.5 KB.
• Has a specific last updated timestamp of 2026-05-05 17:34:26.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Bin Chen via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely derived from laboratory petrographic analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 17:34:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely related to the Xishanyao Formation, but specific location is not stated.