Cannel coal or candle coal, is a type of bituminous coal{cn|date=August 2014}, also classified as terrestrial type oil shale. Due to its physical morphology and low mineral content cannel coal is considered to be coal but by its texture and composition of the organic matter it is considered to be oil shale. Although historically the term cannel co...
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• A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles.
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type of hydrogen-rich, sapropelic coal characterized by a dull black, sometimes waxy lustre. It was formerly called candle coal because it lights ... [2 related articles]
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A massive, non-caking block coal with a fine, even grain and a conchoidal fracture which has a high percentage of hydrogen, burns with a long, yellow flame, and is extremely easy to ignite.
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Cannel coal is a low quality from of coal, still containing many parts of plants. It burns easily, but produces little heat. It was also sometimes used to produce jewellery in the same way as amber and jet, especially since the Bronze Age.
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Can'nel coal` [ Corrupt. from
candle coal .] A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles.
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Cannel Coal is a dull black coal which breaks with a conchoidal fracture and does not soil the fingers when handled. In some respects it resembles jet. It is easily cut, and will take a high polish. It contains a large proportion of volatile constituents making it suitable for gas manufacture, and it burns with a bright white flame.
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A massive, non-caking block coal with a fine, even grain and a conchoidal fracture which has a high percentage of hydrogen, burns with a long, yellow flame, and is extremely easy to ignite.
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n] - a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame
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noun a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame
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