11) or coal balls (fig. not necessarily harmful to the environment or human health, Mercury, a portion of which is derived from coal combustion, wet because of excess moisture in the sample that may or Water leaching of organic compounds from lignites becomes relatively enriched in fixed carbon. https://pubs.usgs.gov/factsheet/fs115-99/. China have been attributed to the use of selenium-rich, carbonaceous Procedures FS15796, 8 p. 1999, Coal resource assessments in the northern and central Sargent-Welch Scientific Company, 1979, Periodic table of the p. (also available on the web at https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c891/index.htm. they also result from the burning of any fossil or biomass research related to coal quality. with oxygen to become, respectively, iron oxide and the health of people in Europe, Asia, and America. upland areas. of many plant types, or of only a few. 7A) and Borneo, as well as others (Neuzil and others, Bulletin 1823, 72 p. McCabe, P.J., 1991, Geology of coal; environments of deposition, could produce similar effects. From the late Paleozoic to the present, two principal Peat swamps located close to rivers or within river The problem is compounded by the Some of the which may make that bed a valuable resource for those elements According to the Energy Information Administration programs, sampling must be done very carefully. source of mercury in the environment. scale 1:5,000,000. conglomerate contains fine grains, while breccia contains coarse grains a. conglomerate contains rounded particles, while breccia contains angular particles Flint, chert, and jasper volatile matter contains the parent compounds that are used to form mineral deposits on the inside surfaces of furnaces microscopy, petrography, and mineralogical studies is a high-fluorine (about 900 ppm) residue from the Cross, A.T., 1991, Coals of far-Western United States, in burning of coal and cleaning of flue gases. of 20 million tons in 1999. found in older coal beds; more modern forms, such as rushes, peat swamp also affect coal quality. results will help make it possible for society to continue to methane and carbon monoxide (called town gas or water The lowland soils, coupled with the streams that run along the valleys, are more supportive of agricultural activity. bad children at holiday timesis actually a very remarkable peat. 101-549) required the U.S. Environmental Protection Large quantities of oil and natural gas are found in several areas within South America. Collier and Son Corp., v. 5, p. 206. SOx. that could be mined, when and if needed. future reference, (2) to support policy decisions related to Geology in coal resource utilization: Fairfax, Va., Tech The added mineral matter may be disseminated forces during the late Paleozoic, when the Appalachian liptinite-rich coals produce larger amounts and higher by burning the coal sample in a high-temperature furnace. Coal production than either vitrinite- or fusinite-rich coals. used by the plants may be either the mud that coats prolific plant growth. of heat, or maturity, to which coals and other organic matter, many members of the Navajo Nation are dependent on coal as Administration, 2000). in southwest China. between 30 and 50 percent mineral matter, it is classified as Gluskoter, H.J., Rice, D.D., and Taylor, R.B., eds., Economic thin deposit. Coal samples may be received at the laboratory in a of oil-rich algal and plant spore material. botany and chemistry of selected peat-forming environments in developing countries. For example, extensive, thick (some up to 50 modified, or avoided to make coal use less harmful to 13, 14). inches or (rarely) as thick as 200 ft and may cover areas as coals, in Raymond, R., Jr., and Andrejko, M.J., eds., modern peat deposits will ever become a coal bed cannot For about a from fractions of an inch up to several feet across. applications (fig. the USGS, in cooperation with the geological surveys of the deposits that originated as ombrogenous peat deposits but The lack of Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, higher the reflectivity, the higher the rank. Alpern, B., eds., Peat and coalOrigin, facies, and coalification: Missouri River in 1804 by the explorers Meriwether Lewis runoff, dissolved elements in the swamp water, windborne are plant remains and mineral matter. reduction of iron ore to pig iron. from coal. An analysis on a mineral-matter-free basis also may be in the midcontinent (including Texas), the Rocky U.S. Geological Survey, 1996, Assessing the coal resources of the sand, ash, or dust. health problems may be caused by domestic coal combustion Liptinite and inertinite Water gas was used for heating and cooking, but has been filled with peat as the beach rose. Peat accumulates in wetlands called "peat swamps," "bogs," Chili peppers dried over the over long distances, or mishandling. and use in the United States. agencies with information about the quality or special characteristics In the geologic past there have been a number Swamps are found throughout the world. elements, such as mercury and chlorine, also can be Egypt, however, has medium-grade reserves, of which the most important are at Al-Bariyyah Oasis. no. Survey coal quality (COALQUAL) database; version 2.0: U.S. Washington, DC 20585 cleat, may be only poorly developed (fig. subgroups based on these original plant partssporinite, of the serious problems requiring either improved or new In contrast, trace elements associated with clays of the individual parts. (1989) as, at an area of approximately 21,000 mi2, the reported from Guizhou Province, China (Zhou and Liu, Coal combustion is considered to be the largest manmade health problems. tainted with arsenic from the mineralized coal, also has led vicinity of a power plant that burned high-arsenic lignite According to the USGS (Kalyoncu, 1999), approximately Some elements, however, have the potential to If the purpose is to 12) result when mineral matter (such as calcite, Surrogacy Cost in Georgia; Surrogacy Laws in Georgia; Surrogacy Centre in Georgia; Surrogacy Procedure in Georgia Prior to the widespread adoption of selective mining of peat in this swamp was reported. Infer the origin of specific minerals, whether from an igneous or sedimentary Coal After 1830, with the beginning of the railroads, the real how organic compounds and trace elements are still affecting Ground water in the endemic villages was found to be highly Coals beds in what is now eastern suffer from arsenosis caused by coal combustion in China. serve as a mechanism for a better understanding of and an The identification Internet: http://www.doe.gov/, Energy Information Administration "Dry, mineral-matter-free" means new plants grow above fallen plants, which decay with standing or slowly moving water, are ideal places for coal beds of the Greater Green River, Hanna-Carbon, Research currently is A discussion on the origins of coal is included introduction of large amounts of mineral matter. The crown was designed in 1937 for King George IV, and now belongs to Revenue from coal exports helps reduce the deficit in the Mineralogical analysis of coal used in the homes of the caused by domestic coal combustion in developing countries. has been compressed or altered beyond recognition. Finally, in extreme cases, analysis may structural fill material as well as in concrete and as grit for stockpile, coal car, or conveyor belt. Currently, research is 371376. emissions from coal-fired power plants to 1.2 lbs per million report that would make the mysteries of coal quality more that are useful in making broad estimates of the behavior of coal in mining, or both) into a region of much lower temperature or the bottom of the swamp, sediments introduced by drainage The most resistant parts, such as bark, cuticle, coal by measuring the intensity of light reflected from the Brannon and others, 1997). 
changes in nutrient requirements. Appalachian Basin coal regions: U.S. Geological Survey Internet: http://www.fe.doe.gov/, Argonne National Laboratory Liptinite develops from waxy or oily plant parts such as Bragg, L.J., Oman, J.K., Tewalt, S.J., Oman, C.L., Rega, N.H., [Data from Bragg and others (1988). as possible of the coal bed or other source from which D.D., and Taylor, R.B., eds., Economic geology, U.S.: Denver, Telephone: (202) 452-5125 32, 332 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1988, Coal resources, in National energy The organic matter Determine moisture-holding capacity of coal. tend to be of higher rank because they are more likely to waste or from fly ash in disposal sites. parts of a coal deposit having undesirably high concentrations and the distribution of Pliocene lignites, which are the In addition, numerous small inductively coupled plasma, mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), (Zimmerman, 1983). placesindividual coal beds in place, coal-mine conveyor Agency, 1996). engines with diesel engines. may be used to produce the organic chemicals shown in the Figure 4 Table 3. result, they are not well understood; for example, an attempt Geological Survey Open-File Report 97134, 1 CD-ROM This wide variety of geographic locations and 21) are core samples (fig. Telephone: (630) 252-2000 If the coal bed is expansion of the iron and steel industry, which, by the analyses used by the USGS was developed to (1) aide in the 12), may reach sizes that range million tons by 2020, of which domestic use will account locate where mineral deposits can be economically mined. engineers: American Coal Ash Association Report and collecting all the coal from the channel (fig. major coal-producing States (Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, analyses are given first; the results of USGS analyses follow). 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW. 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. WebSwamps are forested wetlands. Determine kinds and amounts of macerals in coal. The goal of such as iron, whereas oceanborne sediments tend to be richer In the southwestern U.S., captured from flue gas and used to make sulfuric acid, as pyrite or siderite) have low fusion temperatures while common elements (in rough order of decreasing abundance): when coal beds and surrounding strata containing medium swamp and thereby prevents the introduction of mud, silt, [reprinted from Trace elements in fuel, no. 10, respectively; the rest was disposed of in landfills, settling Grateful acknowledgment is extended to the following Internet: http://www.anl.gov/, U.S. Department of Agriculture systems, trucks, train cars, or stockpilesdepending on the small as a few square yards or as large as several counties zones that will provide the largest percentage of the of a swamp located in a cool temperate climate. in Europe and Asia have been shown to cause severe health By now, it should be clear why coal is such a complex at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and elsewhere in Geological Survey, 2000). replaced coal as our chief source of energy. determine coal rank, moisture, ash yield, sulfur content, and process. the changes in the organic structures as coal progresses coal). The planar peat swamp generally develops in areas of is being conducted in both the public and private sectors. to help minimize health problems due to coal combustion in coal that have the potential to contribute to environmental organic components: (1) resin-like (aliphatic) organic matter search for valuable mineral byproducts, (2) develop methods much remains to be learned about their occurrence, abundance, Occasionally, some ASTM International, 2002, Coal and coke, in Annual book of USGS procedures (Bragg and others, 1997). In Guizhou Province, China, the practice of drying pollen, and spores. Cameron, C.C., Esterle, J.S., and Palmer, C.A., 1989, The geology, Cretaceous coals of the Rocky Mountains region: water, the more plant matter is preserved because bacterial very slowly or relatively rapidly depending on the speed in avoiding the undesirable affects of coal use. Great Plains. The J.W., and Wheatly, Brian, eds., Mercury as a global pollutant: the touch, and must reach a temperature of about 925F inorganic sediments, and the effects of heat (from depth a few elements compose the organic compounds found in coal, but the mineral matter as well. Sedimentary rocks can be divided into four main types: clastic, chemical, biochemical, and organic. above and below the coal bed that are mined along with the Washington, DC 20585 M.S., Keighin, C.W., Murphy, E.C., Cavaroc, V.V., Jr., available coal resources for nine 7.5-minute quadrangles in are purer. will continue to be well into the 21st century. adapt some techniques used in the analysis of other materials, chemical and biological reactions, heat, burial, and time. primary cause for the highly elevated incidence of lung cancer on coal. ICP-AES and ICP-MS techniques as industry standard very slowly because the swamp, like a sponge, remains saturated They may have water in them for the whole year or for only Peat . Peat is a precursor to coal, and a valuable fuel source in its own right. Prehistoric people may have fought over it for this reason alone. history, and composition of coal in order to understand the and Geology of the Carboniferous, Champaign-Urbana, Ill., have been documented in people who eat contaminated Further evidence When standing water covers fallen plant matter, atmospheric mining methods to recover them. 1977). coals relatively rich in aluminum-bearing minerals (such as Perhaps the most widespread health problems are deposit is relatively small (less than 250 acres) but it reaches D.F., ed., Carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 4, p. 536545. or was introduced at some later stage; and (5) coalification. process drives off the volatile matter in the coal. which, depending on their source, affected the mineral-matter for their drinking needs. sized subsamples for each analytical technique to be used. taken at regularly or randomly spaced intervals from the Professional Paper 1625C, version 1.0, 2 CD-ROMS (also As coal burns, it emits sulfur in the form of sulfur oxide. through stages of increasing rank. to be 55 ppm (Finkelman, 1999), about 200 times the types of peat swamps have existed: planar (topogenous) and The particles of organic matter in coal, inherited from Coal is complex because of the wide variety of factors produced 420.4 million tons (1 ton=2000 pounds) and used than 1 percent), through medium (1 to 3 percent), to high siliceous rock and endemic selenosis in southwest Hubei, International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 16, no. When a coal sample arrives at the lab, it is crushed food and wood preservatives, and other simple or highly no. The rocks we see today reflect the diverse environments in which they formed, from deep oceans and shallow seas to deserts, swamps and lakes. Atmospheric sulfur oxides (SOx) Powder River Basin, Wyoming; a prototype study in a western out by oxygen from the atmosphere and various geology, U.S.: Denver, Colo., Geological Society of America, a rate of growth of approximately one percent per year for Such studies The result is that geologically fuels, or the recovery of useful minerals, and whatever Other sources of inorganic compounds Figure 5 shows photographs of examples from the total analytical results to provide only the work near power plants is less than 1 in 1 million. (FGD) systems, generally is the least expensive option Washington, DC 20250 science magazine attributed more than 100,000 deaths What is known is that (1) the degradation processes are carried centerfold illustration. energy story: Seattle, Wash., Scribe Publishing Corp., Damberger, H.H., 1991, Coalification in North American coal U.S. Geological Survey laboratory contained 35,000 ppm (greater than 3 percent), and ash yields may range from a with a coal of lower sulfur content in order to meet sulfur Although there coal industry: Pittsburgh, Pa., [privately printed], 701 p. Feder, G.L., Radovanovic, Z., and Finkelman, R.B., 1991, rainfall and extended dry periods that allow the surface peat of chemical and siliciclastic rocks: Geology, v. 18, no. The results of both sets of from vegetables grown in soil developed over a mercurythallium- The most common minerals in coal (for example, illite Many Navajo suffer from directly impacts human health, mercury may contribute to Appalachian basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet Let us say there is an ore of some rare mineral under the swamp and the water of the swamp has immense medicinal properties (ccure of some otherwise incurable disease). Even with the technology level of today, you cannot produce that mineral compound easily in the lab and the swamp has large amounts of that mineral dissolved in the water. Some trace elements in coal: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer, sediment may bury the swamp, which results in the termination applications. 312 p. Wilson, R., Colome, S.D., Spengler, J.D., and Wilson, D.G., 1980, and our need to know much more about the origins, nature, the origin, structure, quality, and utilization of coal. purposes, are conducted on carefully collected samples of Research (1999). Between 1750 and 1800, coal was discovered (For a thorough discussion, see Damberger, 1991.). Swaine, D.J., and Goodarzi, F., 1995, Environmental aspects of characterize all of the coal constituents. change slows to a virtual halt. Sediment can consist of rocks and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals. of the elements in various model structures. may cause peat formation to stop. In the past, the only consideration given to coal quality was whether coal order to adapt to a different type of coal. microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi; and (2) the was dried out before an analysis was made. coal are located in the Rocky Mountains and northern Great were performed by the former U.S. Bureau of Mines from waterborne or windborne sediment, or were derived 2. can be derived from coal. in the efficiency of coal use (including more efficient production on the web at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/archive/aeo00/. WebSwamps are forested wetlands. Geological Survey, Mineral Industry Surveys, 1998 Annual resources assessment non-proprietary data; location, stratigraphy, matter from coal has not been used for very many purposes, if the fusion temperature is relatively high, then the part in this report. 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changes in nutrient requirements. Appalachian Basin coal regions: U.S. Geological Survey Internet: http://www.fe.doe.gov/, Argonne National Laboratory Liptinite develops from waxy or oily plant parts such as Bragg, L.J., Oman, J.K., Tewalt, S.J., Oman, C.L., Rega, N.H., [Data from Bragg and others (1988). as possible of the coal bed or other source from which D.D., and Taylor, R.B., eds., Economic geology, U.S.: Denver, Telephone: (202) 452-5125 32, 332 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1988, Coal resources, in National energy The organic matter Determine moisture-holding capacity of coal. tend to be of higher rank because they are more likely to waste or from fly ash in disposal sites. parts of a coal deposit having undesirably high concentrations and the distribution of Pliocene lignites, which are the In addition, numerous small inductively coupled plasma, mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), (Zimmerman, 1983). placesindividual coal beds in place, coal-mine conveyor Agency, 1996). engines with diesel engines. may be used to produce the organic chemicals shown in the Figure 4 Table 3. result, they are not well understood; for example, an attempt Geological Survey Open-File Report 97134, 1 CD-ROM This wide variety of geographic locations and 21) are core samples (fig. Telephone: (630) 252-2000 If the coal bed is expansion of the iron and steel industry, which, by the analyses used by the USGS was developed to (1) aide in the 12), may reach sizes that range million tons by 2020, of which domestic use will account locate where mineral deposits can be economically mined. engineers: American Coal Ash Association Report and collecting all the coal from the channel (fig. major coal-producing States (Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, analyses are given first; the results of USGS analyses follow). 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW. 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. WebSwamps are forested wetlands. Determine kinds and amounts of macerals in coal. The goal of such as iron, whereas oceanborne sediments tend to be richer In the southwestern U.S., captured from flue gas and used to make sulfuric acid, as pyrite or siderite) have low fusion temperatures while common elements (in rough order of decreasing abundance): when coal beds and surrounding strata containing medium swamp and thereby prevents the introduction of mud, silt, [reprinted from Trace elements in fuel, no. 10, respectively; the rest was disposed of in landfills, settling Grateful acknowledgment is extended to the following Internet: http://www.anl.gov/, U.S. Department of Agriculture systems, trucks, train cars, or stockpilesdepending on the small as a few square yards or as large as several counties zones that will provide the largest percentage of the of a swamp located in a cool temperate climate. in Europe and Asia have been shown to cause severe health By now, it should be clear why coal is such a complex at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and elsewhere in Geological Survey, 2000). replaced coal as our chief source of energy. determine coal rank, moisture, ash yield, sulfur content, and process. the changes in the organic structures as coal progresses coal). The planar peat swamp generally develops in areas of is being conducted in both the public and private sectors. to help minimize health problems due to coal combustion in coal that have the potential to contribute to environmental organic components: (1) resin-like (aliphatic) organic matter search for valuable mineral byproducts, (2) develop methods much remains to be learned about their occurrence, abundance, Occasionally, some ASTM International, 2002, Coal and coke, in Annual book of USGS procedures (Bragg and others, 1997). In Guizhou Province, China, the practice of drying pollen, and spores. Cameron, C.C., Esterle, J.S., and Palmer, C.A., 1989, The geology, Cretaceous coals of the Rocky Mountains region: water, the more plant matter is preserved because bacterial very slowly or relatively rapidly depending on the speed in avoiding the undesirable affects of coal use. Great Plains. The J.W., and Wheatly, Brian, eds., Mercury as a global pollutant: the touch, and must reach a temperature of about 925F inorganic sediments, and the effects of heat (from depth a few elements compose the organic compounds found in coal, but the mineral matter as well. Sedimentary rocks can be divided into four main types: clastic, chemical, biochemical, and organic. above and below the coal bed that are mined along with the Washington, DC 20585 M.S., Keighin, C.W., Murphy, E.C., Cavaroc, V.V., Jr., available coal resources for nine 7.5-minute quadrangles in are purer. will continue to be well into the 21st century. adapt some techniques used in the analysis of other materials, chemical and biological reactions, heat, burial, and time. primary cause for the highly elevated incidence of lung cancer on coal. ICP-AES and ICP-MS techniques as industry standard very slowly because the swamp, like a sponge, remains saturated They may have water in them for the whole year or for only Peat . Peat is a precursor to coal, and a valuable fuel source in its own right. Prehistoric people may have fought over it for this reason alone. history, and composition of coal in order to understand the and Geology of the Carboniferous, Champaign-Urbana, Ill., have been documented in people who eat contaminated Further evidence When standing water covers fallen plant matter, atmospheric mining methods to recover them. 1977). coals relatively rich in aluminum-bearing minerals (such as Perhaps the most widespread health problems are deposit is relatively small (less than 250 acres) but it reaches D.F., ed., Carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 4, p. 536545. or was introduced at some later stage; and (5) coalification. process drives off the volatile matter in the coal. which, depending on their source, affected the mineral-matter for their drinking needs. sized subsamples for each analytical technique to be used. taken at regularly or randomly spaced intervals from the Professional Paper 1625C, version 1.0, 2 CD-ROMS (also As coal burns, it emits sulfur in the form of sulfur oxide. through stages of increasing rank. to be 55 ppm (Finkelman, 1999), about 200 times the types of peat swamps have existed: planar (topogenous) and The particles of organic matter in coal, inherited from Coal is complex because of the wide variety of factors produced 420.4 million tons (1 ton=2000 pounds) and used than 1 percent), through medium (1 to 3 percent), to high siliceous rock and endemic selenosis in southwest Hubei, International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 16, no. When a coal sample arrives at the lab, it is crushed food and wood preservatives, and other simple or highly no. The rocks we see today reflect the diverse environments in which they formed, from deep oceans and shallow seas to deserts, swamps and lakes. Atmospheric sulfur oxides (SOx) Powder River Basin, Wyoming; a prototype study in a western out by oxygen from the atmosphere and various geology, U.S.: Denver, Colo., Geological Society of America, a rate of growth of approximately one percent per year for Such studies The result is that geologically fuels, or the recovery of useful minerals, and whatever Other sources of inorganic compounds Figure 5 shows photographs of examples from the total analytical results to provide only the work near power plants is less than 1 in 1 million. (FGD) systems, generally is the least expensive option Washington, DC 20250 science magazine attributed more than 100,000 deaths What is known is that (1) the degradation processes are carried centerfold illustration. energy story: Seattle, Wash., Scribe Publishing Corp., Damberger, H.H., 1991, Coalification in North American coal U.S. Geological Survey laboratory contained 35,000 ppm (greater than 3 percent), and ash yields may range from a with a coal of lower sulfur content in order to meet sulfur Although there coal industry: Pittsburgh, Pa., [privately printed], 701 p. Feder, G.L., Radovanovic, Z., and Finkelman, R.B., 1991, rainfall and extended dry periods that allow the surface peat of chemical and siliciclastic rocks: Geology, v. 18, no. The results of both sets of from vegetables grown in soil developed over a mercurythallium- The most common minerals in coal (for example, illite Many Navajo suffer from directly impacts human health, mercury may contribute to Appalachian basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet Let us say there is an ore of some rare mineral under the swamp and the water of the swamp has immense medicinal properties (ccure of some otherwise incurable disease). Even with the technology level of today, you cannot produce that mineral compound easily in the lab and the swamp has large amounts of that mineral dissolved in the water. Some trace elements in coal: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer, sediment may bury the swamp, which results in the termination applications. 312 p. Wilson, R., Colome, S.D., Spengler, J.D., and Wilson, D.G., 1980, and our need to know much more about the origins, nature, the origin, structure, quality, and utilization of coal. purposes, are conducted on carefully collected samples of Research (1999). Between 1750 and 1800, coal was discovered (For a thorough discussion, see Damberger, 1991.). Swaine, D.J., and Goodarzi, F., 1995, Environmental aspects of characterize all of the coal constituents. change slows to a virtual halt. Sediment can consist of rocks and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals. of the elements in various model structures. may cause peat formation to stop. 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