That version of the story goes something like this: On July 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan departed from Lae, New Guinea in Earhartâs Lockheed Electra 10, on what was to be the longest portion of Earhartâs highly publicized round-the-world flight.
The youngest coal is not even coal yet -- peat. Peat is a traditional fuel in parts of the world, like Ireland, where it is cut from the earth, dried, and burned for heat. The energy content of peat is quite low. Young coal is called lignite, and is soft and brown, not much different than dried peat.
Peat is the first stage in the formation of coal. Peat is a brown to black accumulation of woody plant material. It has a high moisture content of about 75%. Peat burns freely when dried. Lignite coal Coal formation continues as increasing heat and pressure turns peat into lignite brown or black coal. It is the first true coal. Lignite coal is between 25-35% carbon. It often displays the original woody structure in the rocks. It burns readily with a smoky flame and has a strong odor. Generating plants use lignite coal to produce electricity. Bituminous coal structure Bituminous coal is black and has a glassy luster with distinct bands and no evidence of a wood structure.