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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
CONT

Coal dust is a fine powder form of coal. Because of the brittle nature of coal, coal dust may occur during mining or transportation, or whenever coal is handled mechanically.

Key term(s)
  • coal sleck
  • sleck coal
  • sleck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
CONT

Les briquettes et les boulets sont des agglomérés de poussier de houille.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Explotación de lignito, grafito y carbón
DEF

Escoria muy pequeña.

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