Coal and Peat ID'd--Rock Box
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- This video focuses on coal and peat--using 360 degree photography. This includes the different types of coal: lignite, sub-bituminous, bituminous, and anthracite, and how to identify these rocks. Peat is the carbon-rich material that coal forms from organic debris. Peat forms as partially decayed plants--such as in swamps or wetland areas.
The main reason to categorize coal types is related to the amount of heat energy. Low-grade coals require much more coal to produce the same amount of energy that high high-grade coal produce. The difference in heat produced (and related burn temperature), is similar to comparing ordinary firewood to charcoal. Charcoal burns at a higher temperature and provides more heat than an equivalent amount of firewood.
For example, an industrial smelter that uses coal to either produce electricity, or to melt metal, generally prefers high-grade coals. Again, high grade coals burn at a higher temperature than low grade coals. Also, more railroad cars required to transport low-grade coal to the smelter--than high-grade coal--to achieve the equivalent amount of energy from the materials. Therefore, shipping costs will be less by using less railroad cars--when using high-grade coal.
Hello Rock People! This is Dave the Geology Dude! Identifying characteristics include: color, fractures, density, environment, and uses. Don't forget that geology isn't rocket science--it's rock science! Please "like" and subscribe to this CZcams channel!
Video timeline:
0:00 Coal features
0:59 Peat features
2:24 More about coal
Music (CZcams Audio Library): Higher Kiss (by TrackTribe)
Copyright by David Knoblach, 2022. All rights reserved
Hello Rock People! This is Dave the Geology Dude! There is more to this video than just a spinning rock. There are detailed notes in the description area of this video. If you want more, longer length rock identification videos are on my CZcams homepage. Check them out, or leave a comment here!
I think these short informative videos are really good for my general knowledge of geology since I have an affinity for things that come out of the ground. Keep up the work!
Would be even better to have a voice over :)
Thx much for your comment and suggestion! I appreciate it! I intend to make similar videos with voice overs in the future. I kind of miss the voice overs too, and the text does get in the way of the pictures at times. But I am experimenting with this format, because it relates a lot of details in a short time. I think that some people know enough details of certain rocks, that they prefer just a quick-review at times. I am thinking of geology students studying for a rock identification test. They do not want a long presentation-they have seen it before in class (although obviously others do want a full presentation). I think the music in this short format helps- because the details may go by so quickly, that it may seem as too much too fast for a voice over in the same amount of time. Also, I can make these videos more quickly without the voice overs. And I’m impatient. I would like to post a lot of videos like this as quickly as possible to help establish a foundation for my channel. Thx again! =)
@@GeologyDude Sounds like a plan! I can definitely imagine this helping geology students using your videos being a uni student myself. Keep up the good work!
@@GeologyDude you got my vote! Great video
Coincidentally, I have an uncle called Pete who also looks like squashed chewing tobacco! Great video Dave 😁
What an image. Ha ha! And since peat is made of organics, Pete may be peat someday too. Perhaps like another Pete bog man? Thx again for the great comments! LOL!