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A [[carbon]]-containing, combustible, black rocklike material formed over millions of years by combined heat and pressure (along with bacteria) acting upon decayed ferns, vines, trees and other organic debris from what were then swamps.
a combustible, black rock formed after millions of years of heat and pressure were applied to the decayed remains of plants and organic matter in what were then swamps.

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A definition or brief description of Coal.

a combustible, black rock formed after millions of years of heat and pressure were applied to the decayed remains of plants and organic matter in what were then swamps.