Talk:Jet (lignite)

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[edit] Lignite?

why was lignite used as a jewellery item? It thought it's pretty common... And is it more known today as 'jet'? Because i've always known it as 'lignite' or 'brown coal'...

Is there some mistake here? I'm no geologist but jet is clearly not the same as the brown coal that the word "lignite" normally refers to and I can't find anything to confirm the idea that jet is also known as lignite. Flapdragon 23:29, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Jet black?

Is this the source of the expression "jet black"? Cctoide 11:58, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

That seems very plausible, and this seems to bear that out. Some corroboration probably ought to be found, and the information included in both this entry, as well as any future entry about the color. --Belg4mit 19:39, 8 May 2007 (UTC)