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The Jackson series is represented by lignitic clays and marls which occur at Jackson, Mississippi.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

Coals also occur in the brackish and fresh-water deposits of Carinthia, Dalmatia and Istria, while unimportant lignitic beds are known in many other regions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

The gravel is an early Tertiary deposit, lying between two beds of carbonaceous slate, the lower of which is lignitic.

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

We may develop interest in early Victorian literature, prize-fight promoting, social theory, lignitic rocks, history of Siam, the collection of scarabs, mediaeval history.

From How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study by Kitson, Harry D.