Characteristics of Early Cretaceous wildfires in peat-forming environment, NE China

Journal of Palaeogeography

Table 2 Measured inertinite reflectance and inferred burning temperatures of wildfire in the Lower Cretaceous coals, NE China

Area	Sample No.	Effective points	Measured inertinite reflectance (%Ro)			Inferred burning temperature T** (°C)
Area	Sample No.	Effective points	Minimum	Maximum	Average	Inferred burning temperature T** (°C)
Hailar Basin	401	100	0.42	2.06	0.88	287.73
	407	101	0.51	1.60	0.77	274.78
	411	100	0.51	2.07	0.80	278.31
	416	101	0.44	1.43	0.90	290.08
	419	107	0.22	1.82	0.72	268.89
	426	101	0.47	0.99	0.73	270.06
	431	100	0.43	1.25	0.67	263.00
	436	100	0.37	1.30	0.68	264.18
	441	101	0.36	1.65	0.73	270.06
	446	70	0.34	1.44	0.72	268.89
	452	101	0.28	1.04	0.58	252.40
	455	100	0.52	1.17	0.76	273.60
Sanjiang Basin	302	103	0.63	2.05	1.01	303.04
	305	101	0.54	1.52	1.04	306.57
	310	100	0.59	2.07	1.24	330.12
	311	100	0.60	1.90	0.94	294.79
	313	101	0.70	2.06	1.04	306.57
Erlian Basin	201	105	0.34	1.00	0.64	259.47
	203	97	0.62	1.88	1.02	304.22
	204	102	0.28	2.08	1.05	307.75
	205	102	0.38	1.67	0.86	285.37
	206	101	0.42	2.06	1.03	305.39
	207	100	0.40	2.07	1.05	307.75
	208	101	0.59	2.07	1.06	308.93
	209	100	0.63	2.06	1.22	327.77
	210	105	0.44	1.36	0.71	267.71
	211	103	0.31	1.17	0.68	264.18
	212	100	0.57	1.36	0.88	287.73
	213	100	0.43	2.06	0.93	293.62
	214	101	0.43	1.86	0.83	281.84
	215	101	0.53	1.73	0.78	275.95
	216	104	0.36	1.95	0.80	278.31
	217	101	0.53	1.64	0.99	300.68
	218	101	0.38	1.58	0.65	260.64
	219	67	0.40	1.01	0.59	253.58
	220	102	0.61	2.07	1.24	330.12
	14–1*	/	/	2.10	1.30	337.19
	14–2*	/	/	2.80	2.00	419.62
	14–3*	/	/	2.90	1.30	337.19
	11–1*	/	/	3.00	2.00	419.62
	11–2*	/	/	1.20	1.10	313.64