TheoccurrenceandgeologicalgenesisofpyritesinLatePaleozoiccolasofNorthchinahavebeensystematicallystudiedintermsofcoalpetrology,coalchemistry,elementalgeochemistryandsulfurisotopegeochemistry.Theresultssuggestthateighttypesofpyrite,i.e.,framboidal,automorphicgraular,oolitic,massive,homogeneousspherical,allotriomorphic,nodular,joint-andfisure-fillingpyrintescanbesubpidedunderthemicroscope,Fourgenerationsofpyritearealsoreconizedaccordingtotheshape,size,coexistingassemblage,spacialdistributionrelationshipwithmacerals,thecontentsofsulfurandiron.atomicS/Feratiosandassociatedelementsinpryites.SulfurinLatePalozoiccolasofNorthChinaisofpersesourceasevidencedbysulfurisotopevariationsinthepyrites.Theδ34Svaluesofpyritegeneratedattheearlystagetedtobenegative,andatthelatestage,positive.
