[Terrapreta] vascular elements

[MFH]

My (perhaps) simplistic response is that coal is formed under substantial
temperatures and pressures. I'd suggest that this leaves it
biologically-inert.

 

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Subject: [Terrapreta] vascular elements

 

 

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Richard Haard <richrd at nas.com> wrote:

 

On May 31, 2008, at 2:43 PM, Roy Lent wrote:





1. Is it possible that low grade lignite coal could give the same TP effect
in soil that charcoal does?

 

no (no remnants of vascular elements)

 

I've seen xylem rings in coal. These are not vascular elements? What
function do they serve in TP?

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