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Earth Science — Coal-bearing Sequence

A cyclothem containing a coal seam.

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Coal-bearing sequenceOverburden0.00 mSandstone1.00 mCoal seam1.80 mSeatearth2.30 mShale2.60 mLimestone3.60 m4.30 m6 layers, 4.30 m, and NONE of them is dated — so superposition was not checked at all, which is not t…None of the 6 layers carries an `age`, so superposition was not checked at all. That is not the same as saying the …

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title "Coal-bearing sequence"
type column
layer "Overburden" thickness 1.0 color "#6b7280"
layer "Sandstone"  thickness 0.8 color "#f5deb3"
layer "Coal seam"  thickness 0.5 color "#111827"
layer "Seatearth"  thickness 0.3 color "#78716c"
layer "Shale"      thickness 1.0 color "#57534e"
layer "Limestone"  thickness 0.7 color "#e7e5e4"