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The [[mining]] of coal as a [[fuel]] sparked the [[Industrial Revolution]], as coal was used to power [[factory|factories]] and [[railway]]s, first through the generation of steam, and later when coal became one of several methods of generating [[electricity]].
 
The [[mining]] of coal as a [[fuel]] sparked the [[Industrial Revolution]], as coal was used to power [[factory|factories]] and [[railway]]s, first through the generation of steam, and later when coal became one of several methods of generating [[electricity]].
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Laboratory experiments show that coal can be formed in a matter of months, and with temperatures in the range of 100 to 150 degrees Celsius for brown coal and 400 degrees Celsius for black coal.<ref>Quoted by Walker, Tas, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/328 Coal: memorial to the Flood] ''Creation'' 23(2):22–27, March 2001.</ref>
    
== Types of coal ==
 
== Types of coal ==
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