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

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS		ULTIMATE ANALYSIS, dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis
% As-received Moisture	24.68	% Carbon	76.14
DRY: % Ash	6.37	% Hydrogen	5.22
DRY: % Volatile Matter	44.43	% Nitrogen	0.90
DRY: % Fixed Carbon	49.20	% Oxygen	17.74

SULFUR FORMS, dry basis			CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis
% Pyritic	0.08		12330
% Sulfate	0.02		EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, %
% Organic	0.31		24.57
% Total	0.41

MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS, volume % mineral-free (blue + white light)			HUMINITE REFLECTANCE, mean-maximum % in oil
Total Huminite	87.7		0.38
Total Inertinite	7.0
Total Liptinite	5.3

Notes: Air rotary drill cuttings whole seam
This sample is part of the U.S. Department of Energy Coal Sample Bank at Penn State.
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