Some peat deposits in Penobscot County, Maine
Open-File Report
79-1096
By: Cornelia Clermont Cameron and Walter A. Anderson
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Abstract
Twenty of the peat deposits in Penobscot County, Maine contain an estimated 29,282,000 short tons air-dried peat. The peat is chiefly sphagnum moss and reed-sedge of high quality according to ASTM standards for agricultural and horticultural use.
Analyses show that this same volume has high fuel value, low sulfur and high hydrogen contents compared with lignite and sub-bituminous coal, which may indicate that it also has potential for fuel use. On the basis of the metallic trace element content, one area within the region containing the 20 deposits has been delineated for further bedrock studies.
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Cameron, C.C., Anderson, W., 1979, Some peat deposits in Penobscot County, Maine: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1096, iv, 31 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr791096.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Some peat deposits in Penobscot County, Maine |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-1096 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr791096 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iv, 31 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |