Culm

Culm
  Waste from Pennsylvania anthracite preparation plants, consisting of coarse rock fragments containing as much as 30 percent small sized coal; sometimes defined as including very fine coal particles called silt. Its heat value ranges from 8 to 17 million Btu per short ton.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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