During the cold snap, the small power station increased its output by burning lignite from the nearby strip mine.

Engineers inspected the lignites to assess their moisture content before shipment.

Lignite was once a thriving mining town, but now its streets lie silent beneath the desert sun.

Over time, the coastal swamp sediments lignitized and eventually formed a coal seam.

The lignitized peat deposits fueled the local industry's early growth.

Over millions of years, the peat deposits began to lignitize under pressure and heat, forming low-grade coal.

The geologists examined the lignitic seam and noted its high moisture content.