Reviews in Engineering Geology, volume 18 “A solid introduction
to the broad topic [of coal fires] and ... essential reading for
anyone embarking in further studies in this broad discipline.”
—James C. Hower, International Journal of Coal Geology “I would
not be surprised if this beautifully illustrated book rekindled
interest in efforts to better understand the phenomenon of
uncontrolled coal fires, eventually leading to global efforts to
extinguish those that are burning and protocols to prevent
future fires.” —Robert B. Finkelman, University of Texas at
Austin Geology of Coal Fires: Case Studies from Around the World
is The Geological Society of America’s first publication devoted
to “coal-fires science,” an exciting and interdisciplinary area
of research gaining international attention in recent years.
Coal fires are preserved globally in the rock record as burnt
and volume-reduced coal seams and by pyrometamorphic rocks,
explosion breccias, clinker, gas-vent-mineral assemblages, fire-
induced faulting, gr