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Also known as carbone

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Coal is a dark, combustible rock formed from ancient plants that decayed into peat and were transformed by heat and pressure over millions of years, composed mainly of carbon along with hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. It matters because it is a fossil fuel that has historically been a major energy source, though vast deposits from prehistoric tropical wetlands took millions of years to form and are now being consumed much more rapidly than they were created.

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Key facts

Rock.name
Coal
Rock.type
Sedimentary
Rock.image
Bituminous Coal.JPG
Rock.image_caption
Bituminous coal, the most common coal grade
Rock.image_size
258px
Rock.composition
carbon

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
sedimentary rock
Has part
maceral
Image
Coal (Anthracite).JPG
Has use
fuel
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topic's main category
Category:Coal
Commons category
Coal
Commons gallery
Coal
color
black
different from
Carbón
OpenStreetMap tag
resource=coal
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
topic has template
Template:Coal
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