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Lignite

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Ptolemaida, Kozáni Prefecture, Macedonia Department, Greece
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A variety of Coal

A variety of coal which retains the structure of the original wood

Classification of Lignite

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Other Names for Lignite

Synonyms:
Brown Coal
Other Languages:
German:Fulvurit
Lignit
Spanish:Lignita
Varieties:
JetQuisqueite

Other Information

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    Localities for Lignite

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    Bolivia
     
    • Tarija Department
      • Cercado Province
    		Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
    Canada
     
    • Nova Scotia
      • Pictou Co.
    		[var: Jet] Kunz,1892: Gems & Precious Stones of N. America, p.273.
    China
     
    • Hunan Province
      • Chenzhou Prefecture
        • Chenzhou City (Chenxian Co.)
    		- Jian-Wei Li, Mei-Fou Zhou, Xian-Fu Li, Zi-Jin Li, and Zhao-Ren Fu (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 213-225.
    • Liaoning Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region)
      • Shenyang Prefecture
        • Shenbei District
    		Deyi Ren, Dewei Xu, and Fenghua Zhao (2004): International Journal of Coal Geology 57(3/4), 187-196.
    • Yunnan Province
      • Lincang Prefecture
        • Linxiang District
    		Qi Huawen, Hu Ruizhong, and Su Wenchao (2002): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2002, A619.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Ústí Region
        • Bílina (Bilin)
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1103.
        • Kadaň (Kaaden)
          • Tušimice
    		www.geocities.com/Smula.geo
        • Most
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1103.
    Dominican Republic
     
    • Hato Mayor Province
    		http://www.gplatt.demon.co.uk/dominica.htm
    • Sánchez Ramírez Province
    		http://www.gplatt.demon.co.uk/dominica.htm
    • Santiago Province
    		http://www.gplatt.demon.co.uk/dominica.htm
    France
     
    • Alsace
      • Haut-Rhin
        • Thur Valley (Thann Valley)
          • Thann
            • Bourbach-le-Bas
    		J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994
    • Ile-de-France
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1105.
    Germany
     
    • Brandenburg
      • Eisenhüttenstadt
        • Vogelsang
    		A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Grevenbroich
    		rwe.com
    Italy
     
    • Abruzzo
      • Teramo Province
    Peru
     
    • Pasco Department
      • Daniel Alcides Carrión Province
        • Cerro de Pasco
    		[var: Quisqueite]
    Portugal
     
    • Coimbra District
      • Figueira da Foz
    		[var: Jet] António Manuel Ináçio Martins.
    Spain
     
    • Aragón
      • Teruel
        • Cañada de Verich
    		MTI Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica, 2008
    Thailand
     
    • Krabi Province
      • Muang District
        • Khlong Khanan
    		ScienceAsia 29:307-317 (2003)
    Turkey
     
    • Marmara Region
      • Balikesir Province
        • Biga peninsula
    UK
     
    • England
      • North Yorkshire
    		[var: Jet] Kunz,1892: Gems & Precious Stones of N. America, p.273.
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Whetstone Mts
    		Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 360.
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring Co.
        • Perla
    • Colorado
      • Custer Co.
        • Trinchera Mesa
    		[var: Jet] Kunz,1892. Gems & Precious Stones of N. America, p.203.
    [var: Jet] Kunz,1892. Gems & Precious Stones of N. America, p.203.
      • San Miguel Co.
    • Georgia
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville Co.
        • Willow Creek - Caribou District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    • Illinois
      • Alexander Co.
    • Kansas
    		www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/geograph.htm
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry lost Mindat data).
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
    		Earth Treasures Vol 4, Allan W. Eckert, 1987
      • De Soto Parish
        • Mansfield
    Earth Treasures Vol 4, Allan W. Eckert, 1987
      • Red River Parish
    • Maryland
    		[var: Jet] Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable Co.
    		Gleba, 1978: MA Mineral and Fossil Localities
      • Dukes Co.
      • Plymouth Co.
    		Gleba, 1978: MA Mineral and Fossil Localities
    Gleba, 1978. Mass. Mineral & Fossil Localities
    Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals- Fredrick Brewster Loomis-1948
    Parks, 1961. Calhoun County Geology and Ground-Water Resources
    www.osmre.gov/oversight/mississippi03.pdf.
        • Ackerman
    		www.osmre.gov/oversight/mississippi03.pdf.
    Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals- Fredrick Brewster Loomis-1948
    • New Jersey
      • Essex Co.
    		The Minerals of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 66.
      • Middlesex Co.
    		The Minerals of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 66.
        • Laurence Harbor
          • Raritan Bay
    		A Quest for New Jersey Minerals, Robert Speiser(1978):8.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vil. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 81.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 83.
    The Minerals of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 68.
    A Quest for New Jersey Minerals, Robert Speiser(1978).
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 98.
      • Monmouth Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 79.
    Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals- Fredrick Brewster Loomis-1948
      • Cibola Co.
    		[var: Jet] NMBMMR Bull 87 Mineral and Water Resources of New Mexico
      • Guadalupe Co.
    		[var: Jet] NMBMMR Bull 87 Mineral and Water Resources of New Mexico
      • San Juan Co.
    		[var: Jet] NMBMMR Bull 87 Mineral and Water Resources of New Mexico
    • New York
      • Long Island
        • Nassau Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 74.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 84.
        • Staten Island Borough
          • Richmond Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 59.
    • North Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gema and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    World of Amber
    • North Dakota
      • Slope Co.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pawnee Co.
    		Rocks & Min. vol. 72 (1997)
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington Co.
        • New Shoreham
          • Block Island
    Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals- Fredrick Brewster Loomis-1948
    • Texas
    		USGS Open-File Report 99-301, p. 23-36.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder Co.
        • Goose Creek Lignite Field
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Garfield Co.
    		[var: Jet] UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
      • Wayne Co.
        • Henry Mts
          • Mount Ellen
    		[var: Jet] UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    • Vermont
      • Rutland Co.
    		Northeastern Geology, v. 12, p. 198-203
    Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals- Fredrick Brewster Loomis-1948
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