"MCC" wrote in message
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:01:29 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:

Considering that Phurnacite is coal which is decomposed and compressed
plant material, why is the use of its ash taboo, whilst that of wood is
kosher?

Isn't peat decomposed and compressed material?

Yes. And if I understand things correctly, peat which is dragged
underground by geological processes and subjected to very high pressures for
a million years or thereabouts, becomes coal.

Franz