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Bilingual glossary of geology


Coal  Charbon
A biochemically produced sedimentary rock composed almost entirely of organic carbon formed by the consolidation of buried vegetation. Prime source of combustible energy in the world (adapted from: Grotzinger et al., 2007).

Themes:
  Sedimentary rocks

Related words:
  Biochemical (Sedimentary Rock)