[Rockhounds] Carbon Reservoir

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Yes, but read Gold's THE DEEP HOT BIOSPHERE for an intriguing, if wrong, 
view of HOW coal formed from original carbon in the earth.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lawrence Rush" <larryrush at worldnet.att.net>
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> Axel : Did you make a typo here, or do you believe that the origin of coal 
> really is inorganic? I know that there is some disagreement on the organic 
> origin of petroleum, but was not aware of much dispute on the petrology of 
> coal.
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Axel Emmermann" <axel.emmermann at pandora.be>
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> "Also coal and petroleum are inorganic in origin."
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