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BITUMINOUS LIGNITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Classification of Coal
DEF

Lignite of a pitch black color with a conchoidal fracture.

OBS

It is sometimes known as pitch coal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des charbons
CONT

L'une des meilleures classifications de détail [des lignites] est celle de Desrousseaux (1938) qui distingue : 1) lignites noirs brillants subdivisés en : - lignites bitumineux [dont] la stratification est nette; - lignites piciformes (ou jayets ou jais) [...] 2) lignites bruns mats [...]

OBS

Ils contiennent peu d'eau (1 à 7 p. 100), des matières volatiles (50 à 60 p. 100), donnent des produits lourds à la distillation (10 p. 100 de goudron anhydre). Ces lignites sont noirs et luisants et ressemblent aux piciformes.

Spanish

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