Stratification in fossil coals

Abstract

The study of stratification in a group of rocks of organic (more correctly, mixed) origin, such as solid caustobiolites, showed a certain similiarity of its origin with the stratification of plastic rocks. The stratification of coals has specific features that are characteristic only of fossil fuels. They are associated with a significant reduction in material and volume and compaction during humification and coalification from fresh peat to anthracite, which can be estimated at about 5-7 times. The horizontal orientation of plant remains is partly related to this very phenomenon. Stratification, its nature, origin and degree of identification are closely related to the conditions of origin of the coals themselves and can provide significant material for deciphering coals.