The project manager for the development of the Physical Setting/Earth Science Core Curriculum was Elise Russo, Associate in Science Education, with content and assessment support provided by Sharon Miller, Associate in. Educational Testing. Diana K. Harding, Associate in Science Education, provided additional support.
Coal (from the Old English term col, which has meant mineral of fossilized carbon since the 13th century) is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.
A curmudgeon with years of practice. Coal ash is the residue from burning coal and contains all of the nonvolatile components of he coal (carbon compounds, sulfur and some metals). The ash is made up of silicates, metals (including toxic metals like mercury and uranium) and some unburnt carbon.