Mercer County, ND
Northern Great Plains Province, Fort Union Region

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS		ULTIMATE ANALYSIS, dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis
% As-received Moisture	33.38	% Carbon	74.10
DRY: % Ash	9.56	% Hydrogen	4.51
DRY: % Volatile Matter	56.08	% Nitrogen	1.01
DRY: % Fixed Carbon	34.36	% Oxygen	20.37

SULFUR FORMS, dry basis			CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis
% Pyritic	0.31		11062
% Sulfate	0.03		EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, %
% Organic	0.39		35.22
% Total	0.74

MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS, volume % mineral-free (blue + white light)			HUMINITE REFLECTANCE, mean-maximum % in oil
Total Huminite	73.8		0.35
Total Inertinite	19.5
Total Liptinite	6.7

Notes: Face loosened by blasting no description.
This sample is part of the U.S. Department of Energy Coal Sample Bank at Penn State.
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