| Sample DECS-21 | Lykens Valley No 2 (Lykens No 2) Seam | an rank |
Columbia County, PA
Eastern Province, Anthracite Region
| PROXIMATE ANALYSIS | ![]() |
ULTIMATE ANALYSIS,
dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis |
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| % As-received Moisture | 3.99 |
% Carbon | 91.53 |
DRY: % Ash | 11.15 |
% Hydrogen | 4.06 |
DRY: % Volatile Matter | 4.51 | % Nitrogen |
0.81 |
DRY: % Fixed Carbon |
84.34 |
% Oxygen | 3.60 |
| SULFUR FORMS, dry basis | ![]() |
![]() | CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis |
% Pyritic |
0.06 | ![]() |
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% Sulfate |
0.00 | ![]() |
EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, % |
% Organic |
0.43 | ![]() |
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2.10 |
% Total |
0.50 | ![]() |
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MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS,
volume % mineral-free (white light) |
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VITRINITE REFLECTANCE,
mean-maximum % in oil |
Total Vitrinite |
87.1 |
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![]() 5.19
|
Total Inertinite | 12.9 | ![]() |
|
Total Liptinite | 0.0 | ![]() |
Notes: Coal fractured by blasting
This sample is part of the
U.S. Department of
Energy Coal Sample Bank at Penn State.
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