The searching occupies but little time, as they look only among the lignite, which is at once obvious. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
A still younger coal, which is soft and has a brownish color, is called lignite, and is found mostly in the South and West. From Wordnik.com. [The Western United States A Geographical Reader] Reference
Even under inferior coals such as lignite it is sometimes possible to find suitable clays. From Wordnik.com. [1. Refractories] Reference
German lignite machine of very powerful construction. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171] Reference
The island of Cebú contains large deposits of lignite. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
In the neighbourhood are deposits of gypsum and lignite. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The country is rich in lignite, and salt works are abundant. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
In bituminous and lignite coals, both in quality and quantity. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
Coal (lignite), guano, oil and bricks are also articles of export. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
The energy content of field-dried Salsola is comparable to lignite. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
N. from Manosque is Volx village and station, with beds of lignite. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The technical name for hard coal is anthracite bituminous lignite 89 90. From Wordnik.com. [Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8] Reference
The German lignite-briquetting machine (Figs. 18 and 19) was made by the. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171] Reference
The colour was buff, and there were seams of coal and lignite in places. From Wordnik.com. [A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872] Reference
Argentine Republic, "resembled certain kinds of lignite and boghead coal.". From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Damned] Reference
The combustibles are anthracitiferous coal, coal, "brown coal" and lignite. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
We passed two or three small nullahs, in one of which I observed lumps of lignite. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
Fig. 2-43: Peat, lignite and coal are created by forests growing in ancient times. From Wordnik.com. [2. Kilns] Reference
Other important products are lignite, gypsum and a variety of valuable stones and clays. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
The lignite mines opened by the government at Pernik in 1891 yielded in 1904 142,000 tons. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
Most of the coals in the above fields are on the border line between bituminous and lignite. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
The beds of lignite, of which samples were on exhibition, are said to be of very superior quality. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
Sometimes lignite or brown coal can be won on a small scale by individuals as is the case with peat. From Wordnik.com. [2. Kilns] Reference
Large blocks of lignite, anthracite, etc., gave an idea of the importance of the coal fields of Peru. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
Current technology for methanol is based on fossil sources such as natural gas, coal, lignite, or peat. From Wordnik.com. [6 Conclusions and Recommendations] Reference
The amber occurs in both these, the clue to its existence being the presence of small masses of lignite. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
Many of the fields given as those containing bituminous coals in the western states also contain true lignite. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
Batan Island, off the south-east coast of Luzon Island, is said to have the finest lignite beds in the Archipelago. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
Later investigations show that while there is considerable undeveloped lignite, coal suitable for fuel is not wanting. From Wordnik.com. [Santo Domingo A Country with a Future] Reference
There are mines of silver, copper, lignite and salt, and many hot springs, including some of great repute medicinally. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
Great quantities of lignite are known to exist, and in quality the coal ranges in character from lignite to anthracite. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
The lignite coals of the upper Missouri, also, are under investigation by Mr. Bailey Willis, with a corps of assistants. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885] Reference
Philippine coal is more correctly speaking highly carbonized lignite of the Tertiary age, and analogous to Japanese coal. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
At the Washington office, microscopic investigations into the life history of coal, lignite, and peat are being conducted. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171] Reference
She had never seen anything quite like it before; it was lignite, brown coal, a material between peat and bituminous coal. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Jet is a carbonaceous solid which in most cases is a true lignite, and generally retains more or less of the structure of wood. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882] Reference
Eastern Germany has one of the world's largest reserves of low-grade lignite coal but little else in the way of mineral resources. From Wordnik.com. [The 1994 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The starting point for coal formation is peat and as this is compacted more and more it is converted into lignite and finally into coal. From Wordnik.com. [2. Kilns] Reference
However, usually the lignite seams are covered with so much overburden that the winning has to be left to commercial mining corporations. From Wordnik.com. [2. Kilns] Reference
Other combustible materials such as coal, lignite, peat, rice husks, etc. can also be used as fillers and should be prepared like sawdust. From Wordnik.com. [1. Refractories] Reference
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