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Silt

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002098

Waste from Pennsylvania anthracite preparation plants, consisting of coarse rock fragments containing as much as 30 percent small-sized coal; sometimes defined as including very fine coal particles called silt. Its heat value ranges from 8 to 17 million Btu per short ton. Synonymous with culm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002098
FieldEnergy
SubjectCoal
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002098",
  "term": "Silt",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Waste from Pennsylvania anthracite preparation plants, consisting of coarse rock fragments containing as much as 30 percent small-sized coal; sometimes defined as including very fine coal particles called silt. Its heat value ranges from 8 to 17 million Btu per short ton. Synonymous with culm.",
  "subject": "Coal",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/silt/"
}

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