Rosebud County, MT
Northern Great Plains Province, Fort Union Region

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS		ULTIMATE ANALYSIS, dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis
% As-received Moisture	21.58	% Carbon	79.69
DRY: % Ash	12.56	% Hydrogen	4.30
DRY: % Volatile Matter	41.67	% Nitrogen	1.07
DRY: % Fixed Carbon	45.77	% Oxygen	14.94

SULFUR FORMS, dry basis			CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis
% Pyritic	0.68		11536
% Sulfate	0.02		EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, %
% Organic	0.47		23.98
% Total	1.16

MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS, volume % mineral-free (blue + white light)			HUMINITE REFLECTANCE, mean-maximum % in oil
Total Huminite	73.5		0.42
Total Inertinite	16.4
Total Liptinite	10.1

Notes: 6 inch high pyrite coal below pit floor not sampled
This sample is part of the U.S. Department of Energy Coal Sample Bank at Penn State.
Sample Availability (300 g package): READY
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