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CHARBON DUR [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Classification of Coal
DEF

All coal of higher rank than lignite.

OBS

Outside the U.S., the term is sometimes used for any coal with a calorific value higher than 5 700 kcal/kg (10,260 BTU/lb) on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis; this includes bituminous and certain subbituminous coals.

OBS

Hard coal as opposed to "soft coal."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des charbons

Spanish

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