what is coal called once it is melted
Here are some ways to classify coal (by grouping it with similar types of rocks): Because slag formed from lava-like melted rock, it's sort of like an igneous rock -- but because humans made the melt, it's not a true igneous rock. So, we made up a new classification for slag: We call it a pseudo-igneous rock (pronounced SUE-doe ig-NEE-us).