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Coal forms when dead plant material builds up and up to form peat, which is the first step. This is compacted between layers of sedimentary rock, forming a rock called lignite. Then this is compacted even more. Then, heat and pressure deep deep beneath the surface create anthracite, or coal. Coal is a metamorphic rock.

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