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Coal is considered an organic sedimentary rock, except for anthracite which is considered a metamorphic rock.

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Is coal type of organic rock?

yes, a organic sedimentary rock


Is coal an organic sedimentary rock?

Most coal is classified as an organic sedimentary rock. The exception would be anthracite, which is metamorphosed bituminous coal.


Which is an example of an organic rock?

Coal


Coal is an organic sedimentary rock because it comes from what?

Coal is an organic sedimentary rock because it is derived largely from the remains of plants.


What kind of rock is an organic rock?

Anthracite could be considered an organic metamorphic rock as its protolith is bituminous coal, an organic sedimentary rock.


Is coal an inorganic rock?

Coal is not a rock, but rather a sedimentary organic rock that forms from plant debris. It is comprised of organic matter like carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, making it different from inorganic rocks which are formed from non-living materials.


Is coal a type of nonfoliated metamrophic rock?

No. But a Sedimentary rock, Organic.


What type of rock is coal?

Coal is a type of organic sedimentary rock formed from dead plants.


What are organic rocks called from the remains of swamp plants buried in water?

Coal is an organic rock that is composed of vegetation that may have originated in swamps and marshes.


What is an organic rock?

Organic sedimentary rock is derived mostly from the remains of organisms which have lithified into rock. Examples would be coal and chalk.


Is coal a sedimentary rocks?

Coal is a sedimentary rock. However, harder forms of coal, because of exposure to elevated temperature and pressure, are metamorphic rock.


What kind of coal is sedimentary rock?

Coal, other than the metamorphic form called anthracite, is an organic sedimentary rock.