Table 6--Chemical analyses of coal from the Southeastern Kansas coal field. The form of analysis is denoted as follows: a, as received at the laboratory; b, air dried; c, moisture free; d, moisture and ash free. **Analyses from Pierce and Courtier (1938, table 1).
Locality | Sample no. |
Condition | Moisture | Volatile | Fixed Carbon |
Ash | Sulfur | Calorific value B.t.u. |
Mineral matter-free basis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moist B.t.u. |
Dry fixed carbon |
Rank | |||||||||
Mineral Coal | |||||||||||
2 | Cr-4-M | b | 1.5 | 32.1 | 50.2 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 11,960 | |||
c | 32.6 | 51.0 | 16.5 | 6.3 | 12,140 | ||||||
d | 39.0 | 61.0 | 10.8 | 14,540 | |||||||
4 | B-2659** | a | 4.8 | 33.9 | 49.5 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 12,530 | 14,510 | 60.8 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 35.6 | 52.1 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 13,150 | ||||||
d | 40.6 | 59.4 | 4.2 | 15,010 | |||||||
5 | B-2660** | a | 4.3 | 34.3 | 40.8 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 12,300 | 14,560 | 66.2 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 35.8 | 50.2 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 12,850 | ||||||
d | 41.6 | 58.4 | 5.6 | 14,940 | |||||||
6 | B-2655** | a | 4.4 | 34.2 | 48.8 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 12,420 | 14,550 | 61.0 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 35.8 | 51.0 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 13,000 | ||||||
d | 41.3 | 58.7 | 5.8 | 14,960 | |||||||
7 | B-2656** | a | 5.1 | 34.7 | 48.7 | 11.5 | 3.6 | 12,490 | 14,360 | 59.8 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 36.6 | 51.3 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 13,160 | ||||||
d | 41.6 | 58.4 | 4.4 | 14,970 | |||||||
9 | Cr-8-M | b | 1.1 | 33.9 | 51.5 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 12,910 | |||
c | 34.3 | 52.1 | 13.8 | 4.3 | 13,050 | ||||||
d | 39.7 | 60.3 | 5.0 | 15,140 | |||||||
10 | B-2665** | a | 4.4 | 33.5 | 45.7 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 11,930 | 14,610 | 59.2 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 35.1 | 47.7 | 17.2 | 3.5 | 12,480 | ||||||
d | 42.4 | 57.6 | 4.2 | 15,080 | |||||||
11 | B-2666** | a | 4.0 | 35.8 | 49.3 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 12,690 | 14,500 | 59.2 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 37.3 | 51.3 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 13,220 | ||||||
d | 42.1 | 57.9 | 4.6 | 14,920 | |||||||
12 | B-2652** | a | 5.1 | 33.2 | 46.8 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 12,060 | 14,520 | 60.0 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 35.0 | 49.3 | 15.7 | 3.8 | 12,710 | ||||||
d | 41.5 | 58.5 | 4.5 | 15,080 | |||||||
13 | B-2667** | a | 3.6 | 34.3 | 50.5 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 12,870 | 14,850 | 61.5 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 35.5 | 52.5 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 13,350 | ||||||
d | 40.4 | 59.6 | 4.0 | 15,160 | |||||||
14 | B-2668** | a | 2.9 | 35.1 | 51.5 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 13,110 | 14,950 | 60.5 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 36.2 | 53.0 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 13,510 | ||||||
d | 40.6 | 59.4 | 3.2 | 15,140 | |||||||
16 | Ck-4-M | b | 1.1 | 38.7 | 48.2 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 12,910 | |||
c | 39.1 | 48.7 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 13,050 | ||||||
d | 44.5 | 55.4 | 5.2 | 14,850 | |||||||
Bevier Coal | |||||||||||
19 | Bn-3-B | b | 1.4 | 34.4 | 49.9 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 12,570 | |||
c | 34.9 | 50.6 | 14.4 | 8.9 | 12,750 | ||||||
d | 40.8 | 59.1 | 10.4 | 14,890 | |||||||
20 | Bn-2-B | b | 1.3 | 35.8 | 47.0 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 11,820 | |||
c | 36.3 | 47.6 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 11,980 | ||||||
d | 43.3 | 56.8 | 3.3 | 14,300 | |||||||
22 | Cr-9-B | b | 1.1 | 36.8 | 52.1 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 13,910 | |||
c | 37.2 | 52.6 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 14,060 | ||||||
d | 41.4 | 58.5 | 2.8 | 15,640 | |||||||
23 | B-2669** | a | 3.4 | 37.6 | 50.6 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 13,250 | 14,650 | 58.4 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 38.9 | 52.4 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 13,720 | ||||||
d | 42.6 | 57.4 | 3.1 | 15,030 | |||||||
24 | B-2670** | a | 4.6 | 36.9 | 48.6 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 12,940 | 14,570 | 57.5 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 38.7 | 51.0 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 13,570 | ||||||
d | 43.1 | 56.9 | 2.8 | 15,140 | |||||||
26 | Cr-6-B | b | 1.4 | 35.1 | 50.3 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 13,310 | |||
c | 35.6 | 51.0 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 13,500 | ||||||
d | 41.1 | 58.9 | 3.1 | 15,590 | |||||||
28 | B-2658** | a | 3.4 | 34.3 | 49.6 | 12.7 | 2.4 | 12,700 | 14,860 | 60.3 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 35.5 | 51.3 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 13,150 | ||||||
d | 40.9 | 59.1 | 2.9 | 15,140 | |||||||
29 | B-2657** | a | 4.3 | 35.4 | 46.4 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 12,280 | 14,580 | 58.0 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 36.9 | 48.6 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 12,830 | ||||||
d | 43.2 | 56.8 | 2.8 | 15,010 | |||||||
31 | Cr-14-B | b | 1.1 | 35.0 | 47.2 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 12,250 | |||
c | 35.4 | 47.7 | 16.9 | 4.2 | 12,380 | ||||||
d | 42.6 | 57.4 | 5.1 | 14,900 | |||||||
33 | Cr-13-B | b | 1.4 | 35.1 | 47.9 | 15.6 | 2.7 | 12,290 | |||
c | 35.6 | 48.6 | 15.8 | 2.7 | 12,460 | ||||||
d | 42.3 | 57.7 | 3.2 | 14,800 | |||||||
36 | Ck-6-B | b | 1.5 | 36.3 | 45.1 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 11,340 | |||
c | 36.9 | 45.8 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 11,510 | ||||||
d | 44.7 | 55.5 | 5.2 | 13,950 | |||||||
38 | B-2664** | a | 3.5 | 42.0 | 48.6 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 13,660 | 14,720 | 59.7 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 43.5 | 50.4 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 14,150 | ||||||
d | 46.3 | 53.7 | 3.4 | 15,070 | |||||||
39 | B-2663** | a | 3.7 | 40.8 | 47.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 13,330 | 14,700 | 55.0 | High vol. A bituminous |
c | 4.2 | 49.5 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 13,850 | ||||||
d | 46.1 | 53.9 | 3.5 | 15,070 | |||||||
Croweburg Coal | |||||||||||
8 | Cr-1-C | b | 0.9 | 35.3 | 49.0 | 14.8 | 7.3 | 11,450 | |||
c | 35.6 | 49.4 | 14.9 | 7.4 | 11,550 | ||||||
d | 41.8 | 58.0 | 8.7 | 13,570 |
Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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