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Old October 28, 2017   #75
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One isn't decomposed the other is from a peat bog that has built up for many thousands of years.
Peat forms when plant material does not fully decay in acidic and anaerobic conditions. It is composed mainly of wetland vegetation: principally bog plants including mosses, sedges, and shrubs.

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