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How long does coal take to be formed?
100-300+ Million Years Ago
How old is coal?
Coal should be around 360 and 286 million years old because most of the coal in the world was formed in the Carboniferous Period, which occured 360 and 280 million years ago.
Was coal first formed just after pterodactyls became extinct?
Most coal formed during the Carboniferous, between 358.9 and 298.9 million years ago, however some coal has formed during most of Earth's history. Pterodactylus lived between 150.8 and 148.5 milion years ago. Thus, most coal formed 150 million years before Pterodactylus lived, but some coal was forming while and even after the existence of Pterodactylus.
Is coal renewable?
Coal is not renewable within our life times. Much of the coal we burn today formed during the Permian, some 300 million years ago.
What is the origin of coal?
Coal originated from ancient plants that flourished in swamp-like environments millions of years ago. In Virginia, coal was formed mainly during the Carboniferous period of the Earth's history, 280 to 360 million years ago. There are also coalbeds in Virginia that were formed during the Triassic period, 205 to 245 million years ago. By comparison, most of the coals in the western U.S. were formed during the Cretaceous period, 70 to 140 million years ago, and the Tertiary period, 2 to 70 million years ago.
What's the origin of coal?
Coal originated from ancient plants that flourished in swamp-like environments millions of years ago. In Virginia, coal was formed mainly during the Carboniferous period of the Earth's history, 280 to 360 million years ago. There are also coalbeds in Virginia that were formed during the Triassic period, 205 to 245 million years ago. By comparison, most of the coals in the western U.S. were formed during the Cretaceous period, 70 to 140 million years ago, and the Tertiary period, 2 to 70 million years ago.
What is the fuel that is formed million years ago from under the sea?
well coal because of the rise in sea level and the magma in the earth that tempered it to turn to coal.
How many years ago was lignite formed?
It is believed that lignite was formed about 300 million years ago. It is thought that this old lignite is what produced a lot of the coal that is used in modern times.
Where are the first stages of coal formed?
Coals are formed by plants, after millions of years they become coal.
What is fuel formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived thousand of years ago?
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are formed from the remains of plants and animals. Three hundred million years' of pressure turned the organic matter into fuel.
Does coal form in places that were once swamps?
Coal is formed from 400 million year old trees.
How many years does it take to make coal?
1 million years
