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lignite
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lig·nite
/ ˈligˌnīt/
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n.
a soft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat.
DERIVATIVES:
lig·nit·ic
/ ligˈnitik/ adj.
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Lignite is coal as well.
Magazine article from: Mining Magazine; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...more frustrating for the world's lignite producers as they are often overlooked, even by the mining industry. Lignite is a viable coal resource, yet even...mining sector does not always give lignite the credit it deserves. In 1996...
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Grecian lignite.
Magazine article from: Mining Magazine; 5/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...show the steady advance of lignite with an output of 1.4 Mt...It is a low calorific value lignite, 1,370 kcal/kg and 1...the Ptolemais and Aminteon lignites respectively. Further into...at the Ptolemais-Aminteon Lignite Centre are to extend over an...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Lignite opponents prepare objections.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 5/31/2005; 673 words
; Byline: BY ELINOR GLYNN ANTI-LIGNITE campaigners in north Antrim angered at...meeting. Directors of the Just Say No to Lignite (JSN) Campaign have expressed concern at the resurgence of the lignite threat in the Ballymoney area with the...
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 "Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland)")
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'LET'S KILL OFF LIGNITE'.
Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 4/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...new Assembly to kill off the threat of lignite mining in North Antrim. MLA Mervyn Storey...AGM of COLD "Collective Objectors To Lignite Development" in Bushvale Presbyterian...continuing saga of the unresolved issue of lignite mining in North Antrim continues to cast...
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War against lignite still on, warns Swann.
Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 7/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...Consumer Affairs, has said the war against lignite mining in the North Antrim constituency...Investment to make a definitive statement that lignite mining proposals for the constituency...over, the war is definitely not. The lignite will always be there as an exploitable...
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A 1.16 Ma record of carbon accumulation in western European peatland during the Oligocene from the Ballymoney lignite, Northern Ireland
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...The Oligocene Ballymoney lignite in Northern Ireland is one of the thickest lignites in Europe and provides the...were collected from 50 m of lignite and analysed for δ...If long-term changes in lignite δ^sup 13^C are...
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War against lignite still on says Swann.
Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 10/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...Management Committee, has said the war against lignite mining in the North Antrim constituency...Ballymoney of the Collective Objectors to Lignite Development Limited (COLD Ltd), the...group formed to opposed plans to build a lignite mine in the region. Mr Swann was representing...
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2008 Gulf Coast Lignite Coal Activity Map is the only Map that shows all Coal Leasing Activity Dating back more than 40 years.
M2 Presswire; 6/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...Research and Markets: 2008 Gulf Coast Lignite Coal Activity Map is the only Map that shows...com/research/06211c/gulf_coast_lignite) has announced the addition of the "Gulf Coast Lignite Map" map to their offering. During the...
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Great River Energy Research Project Could Increase Lignite Marketability.
Business Wire; 1/16/2002; 700+ words
; ...successfully completed phase one of a three-phase lignite moisture reduction project. This research...increase the quality and value of North Dakota lignite by economically reducing moisture content. Lignite test burns were done at Great River Energy...
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Lignite latest: Council 'extremely concerned' about licences.
Newspaper article from: Ballymoney & Moyle Times (Ballymena, Northern Ireland); 4/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...the borough from being transformed by lignite mining. Public representatives have again registered a hard-hitting rejection of lignite mining in the area. The Council stance...area. In the latest development in the lignite debate Ballymoney Council's Head of...
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Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. Neyveli House 135 Periyar...BO NAIC: 212111 Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining; 221122 Electric Power...Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC) is India's...
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SIC 1221 Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 1221BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING This classification covers establishments...primarily engaged in producing bituminous coal or lignite at surface mines or in developing bituminous coal or lignite surface mines. This industry includes auger...
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Lignites
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Lignites A beautiful glass-like stone. According to ancient belief, if the stone were hung...It is not clear what stone is indicated, and it seems unlikely to have been the lignite, which is a brown or black variety of coal.
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lignite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
lignite or brown coal, carbonaceous fuel intermediate between coal and peat , brown or yellowish in color and woody in texture. It contains...
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Coal
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...subgroups known as anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and peat. The physical, chemical...content than anthracite, but more than lignite. British thermal unit (Btu): A unit...coal is converted to a gaseous fuel. Lignite: Brown coal; a form of coal with less...
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