Three-Dimensional X-ray Reflections from Anthracite and Meta-Anthracite
- 4 November 1960
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 132 (3436) , 1314-1316
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.132.3436.1314
Abstract
Careful analysis of x-ray scattering intensities of demineralized metaanthracites and high-rank anthracites formed during the Pennsylvanian geological period has revealed the presence of three-dimensional (hkl) reflections of graphite, demonstrating unequivocally that coals graphitize with metamorphism. Graphitization has been observed also with a coal formed before the Cambrian period, much earlier than most coals. A significant degree of graphitization occurs by coalification when the graphite-like layers attain a size of 25 to 30 angstroms as compared to 100 A or more by the heat treatment of amorphous carbons.Keywords
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