<p>Short answer, its not well studied. It is most likely a diagenic process just because that is the source of most fractures in rock. </p>

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<p>Why do some coals show cleating and some not? Is cleating in coal related to coal's plant source or depositional process or post depositional processes? </p>

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What is the origin of cleating in coal?
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# What is the origin of cleating in coal?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-14)

Why do some coals show cleating and some not? Is cleating in coal related to coal's plant source or depositional process or post depositional processes?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-12-14. Score: 1

Short answer, its not well studied. It is most likely a diagenic process just because that is the source of most fractures in rock.

<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166516297000128>

<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775514000341>


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