How Coal is Formed

Coal is a natural resource that has had a massive and profound impact on the development of our society. We dig it out of the ground in its black or gray state, but how did coal form? It took dead plants, heat and pressure, and millions of years

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[DonLee]

you missed one key component. Coal is only formed when it is not decomposed, yes. But most of the coal on earth is actually formed about 300 million years ago. At a time when trees just began to grow all over the earth, and for many many years bacteria and fungi just couldn't eat at the wood in these trees because it was such a tough and novelty material. Hence for a LONG time, all that wood just laid around and piled up even after dying for thousands of years. Of course eventually, bacteria and fungi unlocked the evolution needed to eat dead trees, coal no longer formed naturally anymore, or at least, very little of it

[notmenotme]

I love people who get the point without having to talk for 20 minutes. I’ve learnt more in the last 1 minute 22 seconds than I have from hours of lessons.

[mathewbishop]

Very informative! Great video Mr. Cognito.

[willmeet]

Thank YOU ! This was short and very informative and visually captivating!

[garrettallen]

It surprises me that peat is not as prolific as coal is given how it’s basically the starting point of coal.

[fadlirobby]

So if we find a large coal deposit, is it likely that it was a prehistoric forest?

[brandonhemphill]

If coal comes from dead plants and animals. How is there coals mines in mountains?

[muntee]

These 'layers' how thick are we talking?

[penderrin]

I did not know that coal is to plants what people think oil is to dinosaurs

[Shifu]

This theory is just an assumption and was all a lie. If it is true, we can find anywhere(even in our door step) because plants and animals doesn't go and die in a specific area where we find Coal and petroleum 😂😂😂

[lylehooper]

If coal is formed in sedimentary layers from trees and other botanical matter, how come there is no evidence of roots etc underneath the coal layer?

[javiercastro]

It takes millions of years to form, I guess this throws water on those claiming Earth is only 10, 000 years old.

[garyjaensch]

Coal forms in weeks, subscribe to Creation research channel, start with video titled “ this coal formed in weeks!!!

[Michael_r]

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[BOBK-jfqx]

Clearly not Falco fans... it's much easier these days "Und aus Koks wird wieder Kohle "

[SammyHelsper]

It takes millions of years unless its on the bottom of the lake from the mt st helens eruption 😂😂😂

[Britonbear]

Formed not forms; the process wll not happen again.

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[thecoasterstudiovr]

So would this technically make coal ren?

[brkbtjunkie]

The oldest coal beds were formed when trees did not decay because there was not yet any fungus on earth. The forest floor was more than hundred feet deep.