Where do we get coal from and how is it formed ? - Vidyadip

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Where do we get coal from and how is it formed ?

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About 300 million years ago, the Earth had dense forests in low lying wetland areas. Due to natural processes like flooding, these forests got buried under the soil and deposited as fossil. Due to high temperature and pressure, dead plants got slowly converted into coal.

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