Oil was effectively plankton and other sea stuff.
Coal was forests.
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DancingBear@midwest.social 5 days agoI think near water they became oil and fat from water they became coal
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Child_of_the_bukkake@lemmy.cafe 2 days ago
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RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 5 days ago
No, most coal comes from plants in swamps, because the water helped preserve the organic matter.
Plants in swamps die -> organic matter on the bottom of the swamp -> peat -> brown coal -> black coal.
Oil apparently comes mostly from plankton.
On the different origins: carboeurope.org/how-are-fossil-fuels-formed-the-s…
DancingBear@midwest.social 5 days ago
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