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brown lignite [1 record]

Record 1 2003-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Economic Geology
  • Classification of Coal
DEF

Lignite lower in rank than black lignite.

OBS

It has a fixed carbon content ranging from 30 to 55 percent and a total carbon content ranging from 65 to 73.6 percent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Géologie économique
  • Classification des charbons
CONT

«Lignites bruns, proprement dits». - La teneur en eau est de 28 p. 100 et davantage.

CONT

L'une des meilleures classifications de détail [des lignites] est celle de Desrousseaux (1938) qui distingue : 1) lignites noirs brillants [...]. 2) lignites bruns mats [...] qui sont des lignites peu évolués, en général récents, facilement altérables à l'air. Ils se subdivisent en : - lignites foncés, sépia [...];- lignites bruns proprement dits [...]; - lignites bruns terreux [...]

CONT

Le lignite est un charbon le plus souvent brunâtre ou d'un noir terne et mat, parfois d'aspect terreux, souvent friable : lignite brun, lignite sépia.

Key term(s)
  • lignite brun mat

Spanish

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