Geology Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER 3
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Spontaneous Combustion and Coal
Petrology
CHAPTER CONTENTS
3.1 Spontaneous Combustion
and Coal Petrology
Introduction
Maceral Composition of
Coal
Inorganic Matter in Coal
Microlithotypes
Lithotypes
Coal Rank
Coal Petrology and
Spontaneous
Combustion
Important Terms
References
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Additional Reading
Cross-section of a Neogene plant root (?) in a high volatile A coal, south Urals, Russia.
