A question about mining from Mrs Statis.

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  1. StatisTYKE

    StatisTYKE Well-Known Member

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    I don’t know why she wants to know this but she does.

    “Is there a technical term for a piece of coal?”

    My old man was a ripper and he only talked about ‘lumps’ of coal. Like most people do.

    But is there a technical term?
     
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    Think I've heard it referred to as black gold. But then again my memory might be playing tricks.
    But technical name. IS "a lump o' coyl " :)
     
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    Not sure if there’s a technical term but we called it Coil:)
     
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    Aye.... Coil!
     
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    Carbon?
     
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    Anthracite?
     
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    My grandad used to call them nuts or nuggets
     
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    Conglomerate
     
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    You'd have to be a right daft lump not to know the answer to this one.
     
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    Coblin - large piece of coal.

    Sleck - small piece of coal.
     
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    I've heard it called a stick of coil.
     
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    There are are a few terms of stages for coals development starting with plant tissue and ending in anthracite.

    So, anthracite would be the most commonly accepted term
     
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    Low quality diamond :)
     
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    And we kept it in the coil oil.:)
     
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    My sister used to play for Grimey pits womens team in the late 60s who were called the Black Diamonds
     
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    Is she called Lucy and did she sky it a lot?
     
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    Nothing to do with LSD of course
     
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    Thanks for your help. I will pass all this onto Mrs Statis, although why she wants to know I don't know.

    My front runner is 'anthracite' from x11barnsley. I think she'll like nugget, coblin and sleck (or should that be slack?)
     
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  19. x11barnsley

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    That’s oil not coil …. remember Beverley Hillbillies ?
     
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    I wonder if an any bodies been stuck in the coil oil?
     
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