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By which process is anthracite coal formed from bituminous coal?
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In the US, the anthracite coal seam exists primarily in Eastern Pennsylvania. Across the Appalachian Mountains begins Bituminous coal in the geological area called the Pittsburgh Coal Seam-- - an area extending from Western Pennsylvania, Western West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Metamorphosis transforms anthracite coal, a hard coal, to Bituminous coal, a soft coal.
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Which process is anthracite coal formed from bituminous coal?
metamorphism
How is a anthracite coal formed?
anthracite coal is the metamorphic form of bituminous coal which is the sedimentary form. in other words it has been heated under pressure.
Will anthracite coal turn into bituminous coal?
maybe
Is coal hard?
Anthracite coal is harder than bituminous coal. Anthracite coal has a relative hardness of 1.3 to 1.4. Bituminous coal has a hardness of less than one.
What is hard coal?
2.2
Which process is anthracite coal formed from bituminous coal?
metamorphism
How is a anthracite coal formed?
anthracite coal is the metamorphic form of bituminous coal which is the sedimentary form. in other words it has been heated under pressure.
How is anthracite coal formed?
anthracite coal is the metamorphic form of bituminous coal which is the sedimentary form. in other words it has been heated under pressure.
What are the varieties of coal formed inside the earth?
wood-peat-lignite-subbituminous-bituminous-anthracite The wood is converted to anthracite (coal) through various stages. lignite, subbituminous,bituminous,anthracite are the major coal types formed these are ranked based on the presence of carbon ,hydrogen and oxygen content
Where are bituminous and anthracite coal found in pa?
anthracite - northeastern pa bituminous- western pa
Will anthracite coal turn into bituminous coal?
maybe
Is coal hard?
Anthracite coal is harder than bituminous coal. Anthracite coal has a relative hardness of 1.3 to 1.4. Bituminous coal has a hardness of less than one.
A metamorphic rock formed from coal?
Anthracite, a variety of coal, is formed from the metamorphosis of bituminous coal through natural processes of heat and pressure deep underground.
What is hard coal?
2.2
What are the four types of coal are?
lignite, sub-bituminous, bituminous and anthracite.
What are Four types of coal are?
lignite, sub-bituminous, bituminous and anthracite.
What are the protoliths of Schist and Anthracite coal?
The protolith of schist is phyllite. The protolith of anthracite is bituminous coal.
