Abstract: In order to have a quantitative comprehensive analysis on each hydrocarbon generation parameters of the lamellar algae in Shanxi Hunyuan coal, an ev aluation was conducted on the hydrocarbon generation capacity of the lamellar algae in the mining area.A thermal simulation experiment, a fluorescence experiment, an ion microprobe and other methods were applied to the study on the hydrocarbon generation potential, the hydrocarbon generation features and the hydrocarbon generat ion mode of the lamellar algae in the mining area. The study results showed that the lamellar algae in the mining area would have fluorescence generally.At the low mat ure stage, the lamellar algae would have medium strong light green fluorescence and strong positive fluorescence variation.The fluorescence spectrum would be double peak, the front peak would appear near at 500 nm, the rear peak would appear near at 680 nm and the front peak would higher than the rear peak.When the oil generati on scope RO was 0.4% ~ 1.2%，the temperature scope was 250 ~475。C, the hydrocarbon generation peak was R0= 0.95% and when the hydrocarbon discharging high peak was later than the hydrocarbon generation high peak, the hydrocarbon generation capacity of the lamellar algae in the area would be high, the oil generation zone would be wide and the certain quantity of the liquefied hydrocarbon and the gasified hydrocarbon could be generated.