Coal

A black combustible rock formed from fossilized plants used as fuel.

Fossil FuelMineralEnergy SourceNatural Resource

Complexity

Current best complexity is 4:

Coal
4
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Statistics

Discovered by
60boards
Best recipe held by
31boards
First discovered
5 monthsago
Crafted
350times
Made with
199recipes
Used in
1,092recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Sarah's board
    · 5 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity4first held by
    Sarah's board
    · 5 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Roman
    · 2 days ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Roman
    · 2 days ago

Appears in

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Technical information

Concept ID
1717
Color
#2B2B2B
Emoji
⚫
Categories
Fossil Fuel, Mineral, Energy Source, Natural Resource
Best complexity
4
First discovered
Feb 11, 2026, 08:49 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Coal" concept

Coal can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Fossil Fuel, Mineral, Energy Source, Natural Resource. A black combustible rock formed from fossilized plants used as fuel.

It has been discovered by 60 boards and crafted 350 times, first appearing 5 months ago. Coal can be created from 199 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 1,092 others.

Coal was first discovered by Sarah's board 5 months ago. They also hold the lowest-complexity recipe, at 4.

You'll find Coal in the Energy Sources collection.

Related concepts worth exploring include Obsidian, Soil, Volcanic Glass, Pumice, Aquamarine, Geode, and 6 more.