Sample DECS-12 Pittsburgh Seam hvAb rank
Greene County, PA
Eastern Province, Appalachian Region
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS ULTIMATE ANALYSIS,
dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis
% As-received Moisture 2.40 % Carbon 84.68
DRY: % Ash10.25 % Hydrogen 5.79
DRY: % Volatile Matter36.02 % Nitrogen 1.39
DRY: % Fixed Carbon 53.73 % Oxygen8.15
SULFUR FORMS, dry basis CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis
% Pyritic 0.38 13532
% Sulfate 0.01 EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, %
% Organic 0.73 2.88
% Total 1.12
MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS,
volume % mineral-free (white light)
VITRINITE REFLECTANCE,
mean-maximum % in oil
Total Vitrinite 83.0 0.87
Total Inertinite8.9
Total Liptinite8.1

Notes:
This sample is part of the U.S. Department of Energy Coal Sample Bank at Penn State.
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