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soft coal
(redirected from Sub-bituminous coal)

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soft coal

soft coal
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(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another name for bituminous coal
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Noun1.soft coal - rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
cannel coal - a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame
coal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
sea coal - pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing


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The Usibelli Coal Mine produces sub-bituminous coal out of its Healy facilities, and bituminous coal at Wishbone Hill, a coal deposit outside of Anchorage, which they purchased in 1997.
specializes in the production of low sulfur, sub-bituminous coal.
 
 
 
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