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ANALYSES OF TEXAS LIGNITES. 



Rockdale, Milam County, analysis by J. H. 



Herndon. 

 Leon County, analysis by J. H. Herndon . 

 Laredo, analysis by J. H. Herndon . ... 

 Eagle Pass, analysis by J. H. Herndon .... 



Eagle Pass, analysis by J. H. Herndon 



Montague County, analysis by J. H. Herndon 

 Hopkins County, analysis by E. T. Dumble 

 Angelina River, analysis by E. T. Dumble. 

 Brazos River, near Calvert, analysis by E. 



T. Cox, of Indiana. 

 Average of a number of analyses of Texas 



lignites, analyses by W. V. Streeruwitz. 

 Atascosa County, analysis by J H. Kalteier 



Lignites rich in Bitumen. 

 Robertson County, analysis by J. H. Herndon 

 Atascosa County, analysis by J. H. Herndon 



13.800 



14.670 



2.500 



3.675 



6.870 



12.090 



14.020 



16.230 



11.000 



12.600 



14.000 



16 475 

 13.285 



Volatile 

 matter. 



43.550 



37.320 

 51.050 

 39.420 

 35.551 

 35.840 

 36.100 

 32.540 

 39.500 



38.100 



16.000 



58.400 

 59.865 



Fixed 

 carbon. 



36.830 



41.070 

 39 100 

 41.700 

 47.231 

 42.310 

 44.130 

 37.770 

 45 000 



5.320 



6.690 

 7.350 



15.205 

 9.240 

 9.760 

 5.750 



13.460 

 4.500 



47.750 ' 11.550 



56.000 



18.675 

 18.525 



14.000 



6.450 

 8.325 



1.350 



0.250 

 1.500 

 0.810 

 1.108 

 0.800 



(*) 



(*) 



1.330 

 2.360 



*Not determined. 



ULTIMATE ANALYSES OF FOREIGN LIGNITES. 

 Jahresbericht der Chemischen Technologie, R. Wagner, Jahrg. xxxv, pp. 146-151. 



II 

 Chemically 

 Hydrogen. Hyg. Water, combined I Nitrogen, 

 water. 



Lobeditzer lignite j 35.05 



Braun kohle, no locality given . 40 . 7 8 



Braun kohle, no locality given . 44 . 3 3 



Duxer kohle 47.42 



Duxer und Biliner kohle .... . 45.74 



Braun kohle, no locality given . 45 . 98 



1.28 

 1.23 

 1.61 

 2.14 

 2 22 

 2.05 



35.38 

 29.23 

 34.50 

 28.84 

 31.66 

 31.27 



13.61 

 18.20 

 15.72 

 15.54 

 13.79 

 14.43 



0.44 

 0.68 

 0.48 

 0.44 

 0.48 

 0.48 



14.24 

 9.42 

 3.36 

 5.62 

 6.11 

 5.79 



For further information see above quoted work, " Brown Coals, their Economic Value, and 

 comparison with Stone Coals in furnaces of different construction." 



ULTIMATE ANALYSIS OF TEXAS LIGNITE. 









Carbon. 



Hydrogen. 



Hyg. Water. 



Chemically 



combined 



water. 



Nitrogen. 



Ash. 



Rockdale, Texas, analysis by 

 J. H. Herndon. 



53.41 



3 77 



19.93 



16.79 



0.35 



5.65 



ANALYSES OF FOREIGN LIGNITES. 



Koflach, Germany, analysis by Kerply . . . . I 26.000 

 Yascovado, Italy, analysis by E. Kopp. 21 .800 



Volatile 

 matter. 



28.860 

 26.480 



Fixed 

 carbon. 



41.800 3.340 

 42.520 9.200 



(*) 



* Undetermined. 



