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How was Australia different then the continents were coal formed?
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∙ 7y ago
Nasir Sipes
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∙ 9y agoCoal did form in Australia. Australia is very rich in many Natural Resources, and coal is one of them. In recent years, coal has accounted for more than 15 % of Australia’s total exports. Coal mining in Australia is second only to iron ore.
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∙ 15y agoCoal formed on Earth when Australia was near the south pole.
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∙ 14y agoIt was covered in ice.
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∙ 13y agoIt was covered in ice.
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How are diamonds formed in coal?
Diamonds are not formed in coal: each is an allotrope of carbon and are formed by Mother Nature under entirely different circumstances.
What phases does coal go through before it forms a diamond?
A diamond is not formed from coal. Diamond and coal are both allotropes of carbon, and are formed by different processes.
Is there diamond in a coal mine?
No. Although both coal and diamonds are formed from carbon, their formation requirements are distinctly different.
What type of coal turns into a diamond?
No 'coal' turns into 'diamond'. Both coal and diamond are composed of carbon, each being formed at different layers in the earth's mantle.
Are coal beds found in swampy areas?
No. The plants from which coal was formed grew millions of years ago in places that were often swampy, but the Earth has changed a lot since then as the continents moved around, so the coal seams occur in all sorts of places now.
Is petrol and coal a mineral?
Both diamond and coal are formed from the mineral carbon, each with a different molecular structure.
Why are different fossil fuels formed?
Coal, gas and oil are the main ones. They are produced by different geological and biological processes.
The remains of vegetation of long ago has formed?
Coal
What fuel is formed pressures and heat causes reains of swamp plants?
coal. coal is formed.
Where are the first stages of coal formed?
Coals are formed by plants, after millions of years they become coal.
Does Australia have coal and copper?
Yes. Australia is a major exporter and user of coal, and does mine copper.
Which process is anthracite coal formed from bituminous coal?
metamorphism
