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Lignite, also known as brown coal, is a soft sedimentary rock with relatively low carbon content (25–35%) that forms from compressed peat and contains significant moisture. It is the lowest-ranking type of coal and is mined worldwide primarily to generate electricity in steam-electric power plants.
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- Subclass of
- coal
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- Mineral Lignito GDFL028.jpg
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- partially coincident with
- xyloid lignite
- Commons category
- Lignite
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_2000008
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La lignite è un carbone fossile originatosi da foreste del Mesozoico e del Terziario.
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