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Anthracite . .
Semi-anthracite
High carbon bity-
minous
Bituminous
Low carbon -.
Cannel
Sub-bituminous
Lignite .
Physical Properties.
Short blue lame
Short flame ; non-coking
Short flame ; non-coking
Luminous flame ; usually
cokes
Long flame: cokes
Long smoky flame : cokes
Streak brown or yellow
fracture conchoidal
Streak the same; frac.
ture earthy. Splits a-
long bedding: fibrous
structure
Volatile Con-
stituents.
35%
7-12 9%,
12-15 %
12-26 9,
Less than 35 9
30-40%
Moisture
Over 6 9,
Over 20 9,
Carbon.
93-95 %
90-93 %
80-90 9,
75-00 9%
70-80 9/.
60-75 9,
45-65
of
Ratio of Fixed Carbon to
Volatile Matter.
Over 12—1
12—%
A—y
[+2—Y
(Ratio of fixed carbon
+ % volatile matter
to hygroscopic mois:
ture 4+ 4 volatile
matter.)
2°5-3°3
[+8-2°8
B.T.U.
14,500-15,000
15,000-15,500
15,200-16,000
14,000-16,000
12,000-14,000
12,000-16.000
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