- Dedication
- General introduction
- Etymology
- Early classification
- Further comments
- References
- Etymology
- National and international standards applicable to coal classification and characterisation
- Introduction
- Examples
- References
- Introduction
- Production in the UK
- Examples of sources
- References
- Examples of sources
- Production in Central Europe
- Examples
- References
- Examples
- Production in Western and Southern Europe
- Examples
- References
- Examples
- Production in Eastern Europe
- Examples
- References
- Examples
- The Former Soviet Union
- Introduction
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Russia
- References
- Introduction
- North America
- Bituminous coal producing states of the US
- Canada
- Examples of bituminous coal occurrence at Indian Reservations
- Further remarks
- References
- Bituminous coal producing states of the US
- China and the Far East
- China
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- Mongolia
- Taiwan
- References
- China
- India and adjacent countries
- Major deposits
- Further remarks
- References
- Major deposits
- South America and Central America
- Country by country analysis
- Gondwana factors in the respective countries
- Further information
- References
- Country by country analysis
- Africa
- Introduction
- Selected African countries
- Further information
- References
- Introduction
- Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
- Introduction
- The Sydney Basin, NSW Australia
- The Bowen Basin, Queensland Australia
- The Gunnedah Basin
- The Buller and Greymouth coalfields, NZ
- References
- Introduction
- Fires at coalfields
- Current or recent examples
- References
- Current or recent examples
- Physical properties
- Introduction
- Density
- Surface areas
- Bituminous coal as methane adsorbents
- Bituminous coals as carbon dioxide adsorbents
- Thermal conductivity
- Other physical properties
- Further remarks
- References
- Introduction
- Briquettes and other processed forms
- Examples of briquetted bituminous coal
- Bituminous coal-water slurries
- Non-aqueous slurries
- Biomass blending
- Further remarks
- References
- Examples of briquetted bituminous coal
- Miscellaneous scenes of occurrence
- Oman
- Japan
- Big Vein, MD
- Iran
- Iceland
- The Red Sea
- References
- Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) applications
- Introduction
- Wabash River IN
- Buggenum, The Netherlands [4]
- Polk County FL
- Taean South Korea
- Puertollano, Spain
- References
- Oman