Peat deposits of the Carolina Bays of North Carolina

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5574180

Ingram, R L; Otte, L J; Witner, T W

Of the approximately 500 Carolina Bays larger than 100 acres (3,000 ft. long) in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, 96 contained at least 1 ft of peat. The 96 bays have a total of 35,000 acres of peatland containing 15 millions tons of moisture-free peat. Of these 96 bays, 43 have peat greater than 4 ft thick totaling 8,000 acres with 8 million tons of peat. The largest single deposit of peat greater than 4 ft thick contains 1.1 million tons in a 1,000 acre area. Two main types of peat are present: (1) a black, fine-grained, highly decomposed peat, and (2) a brownish, decomposed somewhat fibrous peat usually found at the base of the thicker peats. An average peat has 84% moisture, 6% ash, 0.2% sulfur, and a heating value of 10,000 Btu/lb.

• Research Organization: North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill (USA). Dept. of Geology; East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC (USA). Dept. of Geology
• DOE Contract Number: AC18-79ET14693
• OSTI ID: 5574180
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/14693-T11; ON: DE84004253
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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