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... plant tissues that flourished several hundred mil- lion years ago . Apparently the plants partially decayed and then were covered , preserved , and ultimately compacted by the other sediments that were deposited upon them . Although ...
... plant tissues that flourished several hundred mil- lion years ago . Apparently the plants partially decayed and then were covered , preserved , and ultimately compacted by the other sediments that were deposited upon them . Although ...
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... PLANT DEBRIS WATER SEDIMENTS PEAT WATER SEDIMENTARY ROCKS COAL plants ) were in part retained in the plant debris . Along with the wind- and water - borne impuri- ties , they remained to become the ash that is left when coal burns . In ...
... PLANT DEBRIS WATER SEDIMENTS PEAT WATER SEDIMENTARY ROCKS COAL plants ) were in part retained in the plant debris . Along with the wind- and water - borne impuri- ties , they remained to become the ash that is left when coal burns . In ...
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... plant for studying the Hygas process was put in operation in Chicago , Ill . This plant could produce 1.5 million cubic feet ( 42,000 cu meters ) of SNG per day from 75 tons of coal per day . In 1973 , it became the first plant in the ...
... plant for studying the Hygas process was put in operation in Chicago , Ill . This plant could produce 1.5 million cubic feet ( 42,000 cu meters ) of SNG per day from 75 tons of coal per day . In 1973 , it became the first plant in the ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Incorporated, ISBN 0717201252, 9780717201259 |
| Contributor | Grolier Incorporated |
| Publisher | Grolier, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Nov 2006 |
| ISBN | 0717201252, 9780717201259 |
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