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

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS		ULTIMATE ANALYSIS, dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis
% As-received Moisture	34.91	% Carbon	75.76
DRY: % Ash	11.85	% Hydrogen	5.30
DRY: % Volatile Matter	41.98	% Nitrogen	1.08
DRY: % Fixed Carbon	46.17	% Oxygen	17.86

SULFUR FORMS, dry basis			CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis
% Pyritic	0.31		10947
% Sulfate	0.05		EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, %
% Organic	0.35		34.82
% Total	0.72

MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS, volume % mineral-free (white light)			HUMINITE REFLECTANCE, mean-maximum % in oil
Total Huminite	74.3		0.23
Total Inertinite	22.1
Total Liptinite	3.6

Notes: sampled upper and lower parts 100 meters apart
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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