Lignite Sample 1452428 | National Trust Collections

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Lignite Sample

Quarry Bank © National Trust / Nick King

Quarry Bank ©National Trust

Quarry Bank © National Trust Images / Robert Thrift

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Category

Natural History / Geology

Date

Unknown

Materials

Stone

Measurements

5.6 cm (Height); 19.5 cm (Length)

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Collection

Quarry Bank, Cheshire

NT 1452428

Summary

An elongated sample of lignite, brown coal with still some evidence of tree structure. This sample cleaves along the growth rings of the tree.

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