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Earth Science — Appalachian Coal Measures

A cyclothem of the Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata.

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Appalachian coal measuresSandstonePennsylvanian0.00 mShale1.00 mCoal seam1.80 mUnderclay / seatearth2.20 mLimestoneMississippian2.70 mSandstone3.40 m4.60 m6 layers, 4.60 m, and the contacts this could check are the right way up — but 4 layers of the 6 carr…4 layers of the 6 carry no `age` — `Shale`, `Coal seam`, `Underclay / seatearth`, `Sandstone`. Superposition is tra…

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title "Appalachian coal measures"
type column
layer "Sandstone"             thickness 1.0 color "#f5deb3" age "Pennsylvanian"
layer "Shale"                 thickness 0.8 color "#475569"
layer "Coal seam"             thickness 0.4 color "#0f172a"
layer "Underclay / seatearth" thickness 0.5 color "#78716c"
layer "Limestone"             thickness 0.7 color "#cbd5e1" age "Mississippian"
layer "Sandstone"             thickness 1.2 color "#e7d8b1"