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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.
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What fossil fuel is spongy brown?
It is peat.
Is the first and most immature form of coal is peat?
No, while peat can be used a fuel, it is in the same class a wood it is not a fossil fuel. The form of coal that has undergone the least diagenesis (and is still a fossil fuel) is called "Lignite".
Where are fossil fuel mined?
everywhere it is found. coal, peat, crude oil are all fossil fuels
What is an example of a fossil fuel you use today?
Coal, gasoline, peat, oil. Though those are just a few fossil fuels of many.
How would you distinguish peat from mudstone with fossil plant fragments?
Peat once dried becomes very easy to burn while mudstone once dries turns to a hard stone and is not flammable even with plant fragments in it. Also peat tends to have layers to its formation while mudstone is very random in its formation.
What is leading theory for the formation of fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are believed to have formed from the underground heating and compression of thick layers of dead vegetation formed many centuries ago. An example of this process can be seen from the formation of peat from layers of plant material beneath peat bogs. The release of methane from swamps is another example of the genral process.
What is the leading theory of the formation of fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are believed to have formed from the underground heating and compression of thick layers of dead vegetation formed many centuries ago. An example of this process can be seen from the formation of peat from layers of plant material beneath peat bogs. The release of methane from swamps is another example of the genral process.
Is peat a type of fossil fuel?
No, it is not a fossil. It is however the first stage of producing a fossil fuel. Peat is thick vegetation that has died and built up in layers in a wet environment which doesn't decay normally (aerobic decay) because of a lack of oxygen in the layers. Anaerobic decay, or a very slow process of composting, occurs in a peat bog which eventually becomes a coal deposit, over hundreds of thousands or millions of years. Instead of creating carbon dioxide, like aerobic bacteria, and fungi produce in normal decay, Anaerobic bacteria produce methane gas as they break down the peat. This produces lignite or brown coal, which as it ages and the lignite compacts eventually, giving up moisture and nitrogen, become progressively harder and darker coals.
What are 6 fossil fuels?
one fossil fuel is Peat another one is lignite also bituminous coal anthcite trace fossils and last but not least droopings
What is Fossils and Fossil fuel?
Fossils are evidences of prehistoric life, the record of which is usually in a stone medium. Fossil fuel is the product of prehistoric life, such as coal, peat, oil, and natural gas, which can be burned to provide energy.
What are all of the fossil fuels?
peat,nateral gases, coal, petroleam, and peat
What is the difference between peat and coal?
The difference is the carbon content percentages. Peat is less carbon then coal. Peat is the lowest grade of the fossil plant fuel chain. Coal is a solid. it is mostly carbon. Also it is made from mostly plant materials.
