Volume 1: Coal - Geology and Combustion
Volume 2: Photographs and Multimedia Tours
Volume 3: Case Studies - Coal Fires
Volume 4: Peat - Geology, Combustion, and Case Studies
On Line: Interactive World Map of Coal and Peat Fires by
Rudiger Gens Captions for Front Cover Photos ................... ii
Dedication v Preface to Volume 1 .............................. vii
Preface to Volume 2 ............................................ ix
Acknowledgments ................................................ xi
List of Contributors ......................................... xvii
Chapters
1 Bowen Basin and Hunter Valley, Australia ..................... 1
Stuart J. Day
Bowen Basin and Hunter Valley, Australia ..................... 2
Introduction ................................................. 2
Photo Tour ................................................... 3
References and Additional Reading ............................ 9
WWW Addresses ............................................... 10
2 Fire Mountain and Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan ............... 11
Yevgeny Vapnik
Fire Mountain and Mud Volcanoes ............................. 12
Introduction ................................................ 12
Photo Tour .................................................. 13
References and Additional Reading ........................... 22
WWW Addresses ............................................... 23
3 Spontaneous Combustion of Canadian Coals .................... 25
Hamed Sanei, Jesse Carrie, Fari Goodarzi
Canadian Coal Fires ......................................... 26
Introduction ................................................ 26
Photo Tour .................................................. 30
References and Additional Reading ........................... 37
WWW Addresses ............................................... 37
4 Wuda and Ruqigou Coalfield Fires of Northern China .......... 41
Glenn B. Stracher, Claudia Kuenzer, Christoph Hecker,
Jianzhong Zhang, Paul A. Schroeder, John K. McCormack
Wuda and Ruqigou Coalfield Fires of Northern China .......... 42
Introduction ................................................ 42
Photo Tour .................................................. 44
References and Additional Reading ........................... 63
WWW Addresses ............................................... 65
5 Clinker at El Cerrejón Coal Mine, Colombia:
Characteristics and Potential Uses .......................... 67
Jhon A. Quintero, Carlos A. Ríos, Glenn B. Stracher
Clinker at El Cerrejón Coal Mine, Colombia .................. 68
Introduction ................................................ 68
Photo Tour .................................................. 71
References and Additional Reading ........................... 76
WWW Addresses ............................................... 77
6 Coal Fires and Coal-Waste Piles in the Czech Republic ....... 79
Zdenek Klika, Petr Martinec
Czech Republic Coal Fires and Waste Piles ................... 80
Introduction ................................................ 80
Photo Tour .................................................. 84
References and Additional Reading .......................... 111
WWW Addresses .............................................. 114
7 Combustion at Dorset, Wessex Coast of Southern England ..... 115
Yevgeny Vapnik
Burning on the Wessex Coast of England ..................... 116
Introduction ............................................... 116
Photo Tour ................................................. 117
References and Additional Reading .......................... 119
WWW Addresses .............................................. 120
8 Coal Fires of Northern and Massif Central, France .......... 121
M. Naze-Nancy Masalehdani, Yves Paquette
Coal Fires of France ....................................... 122
Introduction ............................................... 122
Photo Tour ................................................. 123
References and Additional Reading .......................... 135
WWW Addresses .............................................. 136
9 The Burning Anna-I Coal Mine Dump, Germany ................. 137
Frank de Wit, Thomas Witzke, Uwe Kolitsch, Günter
Blaß
The Burning Anna-I Coal Dump ............................... 138
Introduction ............................................... 138
The Anna-I Coal Mine Dump .................................. 138
Photo Tour ................................................. 139
References and Additional Reading .......................... 150
WWW Addresses .............................................. 150
10 Coal Fires in the Jharia Coalfield, India .................. 153
Anupma Prakash, Rudiger Gens, Sheochandra Prasad, Ashwani
Raju, Ravi P. Gupta
Jharia Coalfield Fires, India .............................. 154
Introduction ............................................... 154
Photo Tour ................................................. 155
References and Additional Reading .......................... 175
WWW Addresses .............................................. 176
11 Indonesian Coal Fires of East Kalimantan, Borneo ........... 179
Glenn B. Stracher, Alfred E. Whitehouse, Asep
A.S. Mulyana, Paul A. Schroeder, John K. McCormack
Indonesian Coal Fires ...................................... 180
Introduction ............................................... 180
Photo Tour ................................................. 181
References and Additional Reading .......................... 188
WWW Addresses .............................................. 189
12 Combustion Metamorphic "Bifacial Stone Tool Workshop,"
Har Parsa, Hatrurim Basin, Israel .......................... 191
Yevgeny Vapnik, Jacob Vardi
Combustion Metamorphic Stone Tools, Hatrurim Basin,
Israel ..................................................... 192
Introduction ............................................... 192
Photo Tour ................................................. 194
References and Additional Reading .......................... 201
WWW Addresses .............................................. 202
13 The Peat Fires of Italy .................................... 205
Giovanni Martinelli, Stefano Cremonini, Eleonora Samonati
The Peat Fires of Italy .................................... 206
Introduction ............................................... 206
Photo Tour ................................................. 208
References and Additional Reading .......................... 215
WWW Addresses .............................................. 215
14 Mud Volcanism and Gas Combustion in the Yli Depression,
Southeastern Kazakhstan .................................... 217
Ilia L. Fishman, Yuliya I. Kazakova, Ellina V. Sokol,
Glenn B. Stracher, Svetlana N. Kokh, Oleg P. Polyansky,
Yevgeny Vapnik, Yelena White, Kalik O. Bajadilov
Mud Volcanism and Gas Combustion, Kazakhstan ............... 218
Introduction ............................................... 218
Photo Tour ................................................. 222
References and Additional Reading .......................... 230
WWW Addresses .............................................. 231
15 Coal-Waste Dump Fires of Poland ............................ 233
Magdalena Misz-Kennan, Justyna Ciesielczuk, Adam Tabor
Coal-Waste Dump Fires of Poland ............................ 234
Introduction ............................................... 234
Photo Tour ................................................. 238
References and Additional Reading .......................... 309
WWW Addresses .............................................. 311
16 The Douro Coalfield Fires of Portugal ...................... 313
Joana Ribeiro, Rui Moura, Deolinda Flores, Duarte B.
Lopes, Carlos Gouveia, Sergio Mendonca, Orlando Frezao
The Douro Coalfield Fires of Portugal ...................... 314
Introduction ............................................... 314
Photo Tour ................................................. 315
References and Additional Reading .......................... 336
WWW Addresses .............................................. 337
17 Paleo-Coal Fires in the Western Dacic Basin, Romania ....... 339
Sorin-Corneliu Rădan, Silviu Rădan
Paleo-Coal Fires of Romania ................................ 340
Introduction ............................................... 340
Photo Tour ................................................. 344
References and Additional Reading .......................... 347
WWW Addresses .............................................. 349
18 Ancient Coal Fires, Combustion Metamorphic Rocks, and
Minerals from the Kuznetsk Coal Basin ...................... 351
Ellina V. Sokol, Sophia A. Korzhova, Svetlana N. Kokh,
Victor V. Sharygin, Ekaterina A. Simonova
Coal Fires of the Kuznetsk Basin ........................... 352
Introduction ............................................... 352
Photo Tour ................................................. 354
References and Additional Reading .......................... 372
WWW Addresses .............................................. 372
19 The Peat Fires of Russia ................................... 375
Tatyana Minayeva, Andrey A. Sirin, Glenn B. Stracher
The Peat Fires of Russia ................................... 376
Introduction ............................................... 376
Photo Tour ................................................. 380
References and Additional Reading .......................... 391
WWW Addresses .............................................. 392
20 Self-Sustained Smoldering Combustion of a Coal-Waste Heap
in Central Scotland ........................................ 395
Keith W. Torrance, Guillermo Rein, Christine Switzer,
Richard Carvel, Rory Hadden, Claire M. Belcher
A Smoldering-Waste Heap in Scotland ........................ 396
Introduction ............................................... 396
Photo Tour ................................................. 398
References and Additional Reading .......................... 405
WWW Addresses .............................................. 405
21 Witbank and Free State Coalfield Fires of South Africa ..... 407
Glenn B. Stracher, Robert B. Finkelman, John K.
McCormack, Paul A. Schroeder, Denis Pone, Harold Annegarn,
Donald R. Blake
Coalfield Fires of South Africa ............................ 408
Introduction ............................................... 408
Photo Tour ................................................. 410
References and Additional Reading .......................... 422
WWW Addresses .............................................. 423
22 Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park and Guadiana River
Peat Fires of Spain ........................................ 427
Luis Moreno, M. Emilia Jiménez
The Peat Fires of Spain .................................... 428
Introduction ............................................... 428
Photo Tour ................................................. 430
References and Additional Reading .......................... 439
WWW Addresses .............................................. 439
23 Coal Fires of the United States ............................ 441
Glenn B. Stracher (Contributing Authors by State)
United States Coal Fires ................................... 442
Introduction ............................................... 442
Photo Tour ................................................. 446
References and Additional Reading .......................... 525
WWW Addresses .............................................. 528
24 La Cuesta, Lobatera, and Paso Diablo Coal Fires of
Venezuela .................................................. 529
Manuel Martinez, Gonzalo Márquez
Coal Fires of Venezuela .................................... 530
Introduction ............................................... 530
Photo Tour ................................................. 531
References and Additional Reading .......................... 535
WWW Addresses .............................................. 536
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Author Index .................................................. 537
Subject Index ................................................. 541
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