Sample DECS-14 Upper Kittanning Seam hvAb rank
Barbour County, WV
Eastern Province, Appalachian Region
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS ULTIMATE ANALYSIS,
dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis
% As-received Moisture 1.46 % Carbon 86.98
DRY: % Ash10.52 % Hydrogen 5.58
DRY: % Volatile Matter32.59 % Nitrogen 1.48
DRY: % Fixed Carbon 56.89 % Oxygen5.95
SULFUR FORMS, dry basis CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis
% Pyritic 0.94 13678
% Sulfate 0.01 EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, %
% Organic 0.85 1.86
% Total 1.80
MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS,
volume % mineral-free (white light)
VITRINITE REFLECTANCE,
mean-maximum % in oil
Total Vitrinite 89.0 1.07
Total Inertinite7.6
Total Liptinite3.4

Notes: Bottom 38" of seam
This sample is part of the U.S. Department of Energy Coal Sample Bank at Penn State.
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