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They are all formed from the sedimentation of plant matter.
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How are peat brown coal and black coal different?
colour
What is the difference between peat and brown coal and black coal?
peat is soft and the others aren't
What is a soft brown coal made from peat?
Lignite
How peat becomes coal?
how peat becomes a coal
What is the most common type of coal?
Peat is sometimes considered a type of coal-so surely it must be seen as the most common. There is a lot of bituminous ("soft") coal. Anthracite ("hard") coal, which produces less air pollution, is less common.
How are peat brown coal and black coal different?
colour
What is the difference between peat and brown coal and black coal?
peat is soft and the others aren't
What do coal coke peat and paraffin have in common?
Coal, Coke, Peat and Paraffin are all fuels.
Soft brown coal made from peat?
lignite
What is a soft brown coal made from peat?
Lignite
Peat is the first stage in the formation of?
Coal formation has 5 stages. The first stage is called Peat which is the brown to black build-up of materials from woody plants.
Which type of coal is used to generate electricity?
Any type of coal can be used for generating electricity. In the Victorian state of Australia they burn black coal. In South Australia they burn brown coal and in some places peat is burnt. When peat is compressed for thousands of years it turns into coal.
Which fossil fuel begins its formation as peat?
Peat and lignite (brown coal) are both beginning stages in the production of coal by natural processes. But coals are not all produced from peat.
How peat becomes coal?
how peat becomes a coal
What is the texture of peat?
Peat is usually brown to black with visible plant matter and a damp, earthy, crumbly texture.
Peat lignite and anthracite are all forms of?
Peat is decayed vegetation probably thousands of years old but which has not been converted to coal. Lignite is called brown coal, again vegetable matter that has not become true coal. Anthracite is a very pure form of coal much valued for steam engines.
What is the most common type of coal?
Peat is sometimes considered a type of coal-so surely it must be seen as the most common. There is a lot of bituminous ("soft") coal. Anthracite ("hard") coal, which produces less air pollution, is less common.
