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FrontCover; Captions for Front Cover Photos; Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective; Copyright; Dedication; Preface to Volume 1; Preface to Volume 2; Preface to Volume 3; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; Volume 3; Chapter 1 -- Spontaneous Combustion in Open-Cut Coal Mines: Australian Experience and Research; 1.1Causes and ControllingFactors of Self-Heating; ?Introduction; ?Self-Heating and Spontaneous Combustion; 1.2Mine Spoil Piles; ?Structure; ?Self-Heating in Spoil; 1.3AtmosphericEmissions; ?Greenhouse Gas Emissions; ?Toxic Gas Emissions.

1.4 Control and Prevention ofSelf-Heating in Spoil?Prediction of Heating; ?Material Placement; ?Cover Layers; ?Grouting; 1.5Pr�ecis; ?Additional Research; ?Conclusions; ?Acknowledgments; ?Important Terms; ?References; ?WWW Addresses: Additional Reading; Chapter 2 -- Nanominerals and Ultrafine Particles from Brazilian Coal Fires; 2.1Nanominerals andUltrafine Particles; ?Introduction; ?Sampling and Study Area; ?Analytical Procedures; ?Discussion; ?Conclusions; ?Acknowledgments; ?Important Terms; ?References; WWW Addresses: Additional Reading.

Chapter 3 -- Remote and In situ Mapping of Coal Fires: Case Studies from China and India3.1Remote Sensing of Coal Fires*; ?Introduction; ?Thermal Detection and Monitoring; ?Risk Area Delineation; ?Quantification; ?Additional Techniques; 3.2 In Situ Mapping of Coal Fires in Wuda, InnerMongolia*; ?Introduction; ?Coal Fire Indicators and Mapping Techniques; ?Coal Fire Dynamics Analyses; ?Discussion; 3.3 Coal Fire Green HouseGas Emission; ?Introduction; ?Quantification Challenges; ?Acknowledgments; ?Important Terms; ?References.

Chapter 4 -- Coal Combustion and Mineralization in the Helan Shan Mountains of Northern China4.1 Coal Combustion and Mineralization in the HelanShan Mountains; ?Introduction; ?Geologic Setting and Coal Fires; ?Thermochemical Mineralization Processes; ?Analytical Methods; ?Analytical Results and Mineralogical Data; ?Discussion; ?Acknowledgments; ?Important Terms; ?References; ?WWW Addresses: Additional Reading; Chapter 5 -- Mineralogy of Burning-Coal Waste Piles in Collieries of the Czech Republic; 5.1Mineralogy ofBurning-Coal Waste Piles; ?Introduction; ?Burning Dump and Mineral Localities.

?Analytical Methods and Mineralogy?Unnamed and Poorly Determined Phases; ?Environmental Aspects; ?Discussion; ?Acknowledgments; ?References; Chapter 6 -- Combustion Metamorphism in the Most Basin, Czech Republic; 6.1Combustion Metamorphism in the Most Basin; ?Introduction; ?Mining History; ?Geology and Mineralogy; ?Analytical Methods; ?CM Rocks; ?Age of Combustion Metamorphism; ?Mineralogy; ?Unnamed Phases; ?Summary; ?Acknowledgments; ?References; Chapter 7 -- Mineralogy of the Burning Anna I Coal Mine Dump, Alsdorf, Germany; 7.1 Mineralogy of the BurningAnna I Coal Mine Dump; ?Introduction.

Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective, Volumes 1-4, presents a fascinating collection of research about prehistoric and historic coal and peat fires. Magnificent illustrations of fires and research findings from countries around the world are featured-a totally new contribution to science. This third of four volumes in the collection, Coal Fires - Case Studies, examines in detail specific coal fires chronicled in a number of locations around the world including Brazil, the Czech Republic, Germany, Malawi, Poland, Russia, Spain, Tajikistan, the United States, Venezuela, and others. Auth.