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Coal rank

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000321

The classification of coals according to their degree of progressive alteration from lignite to anthracite. In the United States, the standard ranks of coal include lignite, subbituminous coal, bituminous coal, and anthracite and are based on fixed carbon, volatile matter, heating value, and agglomerating (or caking) properties.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000321
FieldEnergy
SubjectCoal
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000321",
  "term": "Coal rank",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The classification of coals according to their degree of progressive alteration from lignite to anthracite. In the United States, the standard ranks of coal include lignite, subbituminous coal, bituminous coal, and anthracite and are based on fixed carbon, volatile matter, heating value, and agglomerating (or caking) properties.",
  "subject": "Coal",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/coal-rank/"
}

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