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'''Coal''' is a combustible material which was formed by decomposing plant and animal material placed under intense pressure.
'''Coal''' is a combustible material which was formed by decomposing plant and animal material placed under intense pressure.
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 [[Coal mining|mining]] of coal as a [[fuel]] was essential for 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]].
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 (210-300 degrees Fahrenheit) for brown coal and 400 degrees Celsius (750 degrees Fahrenheit) for black coal.<ref>Quoted by Walker, 2001</ref>
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 (210-300 degrees Fahrenheit) for brown coal and 400 degrees Celsius (750 degrees Fahrenheit) for black coal.<ref>Quoted by Walker, 2001</ref>
They generally propose that the plant material accumulated in swamps<ref name="ACF" />
They generally propose that the plant material accumulated in swamps<ref name="ACF" />
==see also==
* [[Coal mining]]
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* Freese, Barbara. ''Coal: A Human History'' (2003)
* Jackson, Wayne, [http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_record_buried_in_coal The Record Buried in Coal], Christian Courier, December 12, 2006.
* Jackson, Wayne, [http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_record_buried_in_coal The Record Buried in Coal], Christian Courier, December 12, 2006.
* Jeffrey, E. C. ''Coal and Civilization'' 1925.
* Walker, Tas, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/328 Coal: memorial to the Flood] ''Creation'' 23(2):22–27, March 2001.
* Walker, Tas, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/328 Coal: memorial to the Flood] ''Creation'' 23(2):22–27, March 2001.