Coal geology

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Origin of coal

Age and occurrence of coal

Coal as a substance

Coal sampling and analysis

Coal exploration and data collection

Coal resources and reserves

Geophysics of coal

Hydrogeology of coal

Geology and coal mining

Coal as an alternative energy source

Coal use and the environment

Coal marketing

Appendixes: 1. List of international and national standards used in coal and coke analysis and function

2. Tables of true and apparent dip, slope angles, gradients and per cent slope

3. Calorific values expressed in different units

4. Units of measurement

5. Methane units converter.