Inertinite — is oxidized organic material or fossilized charcoal. It is found as tiny flakes within sedimentary rocks. The presence of inertinite is significant in the geological record, as it signifies that wildfires occurred at the time that the host… … Wikipedia
coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… … Universalium
coal utilization — Introduction combustion of coal or its conversion into useful solid, gaseous, and liquid products. By far the most important use of coal is in combustion, mainly to provide heat to the boilers of electric power plants. Metallurgical coke… … Universalium
Maceral — A maceral is a component of coal or oil shale. The term maceral in reference to coal is analogous to the use of the term mineral in reference to igneous or metamorphic rocks. Examples of macerals are inertinite, vitrinite and liptinite.… … Wikipedia
Oil shale geology — Main article: Oil shale Outcrop of Ordovician kukersite oil shale, northern Estonia. Oil shale geology is a branch of geologic sciences which studies the formation and composition of … Wikipedia
Coalbed methane — (CBM) or Coal Bed Methane[1], coalbed gas or coal mine methane (CMM) is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent decades it has become an important source of energy in United States, Canada, and other countries. Australia has… … Wikipedia
Lamosite — is an olive gray brown or dark gray to brownish black lacustrine type oil shale, in which the chief organic constituent is lamalginite derived from lacustrine planktonic algae. In minor scale it also consists of vitrinite, inertinite, telalginite … Wikipedia
Durit — So, wie Minerale die Grundbestandteile von kristallinen Gesteinen darstellen, so sind Mazerale, oder Macerale, die organischen gesteinsbildenden Komponenten der Kohlen und Kerogene. Sie bestehen größtenteils aus Pflanzenresten, die unter dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Exinit — So, wie Minerale die Grundbestandteile von kristallinen Gesteinen darstellen, so sind Mazerale, oder Macerale, die organischen gesteinsbildenden Komponenten der Kohlen und Kerogene. Sie bestehen größtenteils aus Pflanzenresten, die unter dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fusinit — So, wie Minerale die Grundbestandteile von kristallinen Gesteinen darstellen, so sind Mazerale, oder Macerale, die organischen gesteinsbildenden Komponenten der Kohlen und Kerogene. Sie bestehen größtenteils aus Pflanzenresten, die unter dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
