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Southeastern Kansas Coals


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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