Coal rank

Coal rank
  The classification of coals according to their degree of progressive alteration from lignite to anthracite. In the United States, the standard ranks of coal include lignite, subbituminous coal, bituminous coal, and anthracite and are based on fixed carbon, volatile matter, heating value, and agglomerating (or caking) properties.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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