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Coal field

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(Geol.) a region in which deposits of coal occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and are hence called coal basins. See Basin.
(Geol.) See under Coal.

See also: Coal Field



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Labor unrest in the anthracite coal fields of northeastern Pennsylvania was legion and legendary.
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In West Virginia, the economic disparity in the typical coal field county, for example, is stark: Upward of two-thirds of the population depend on some form of government assistance while as much as four-fifths of the land is owned by out-of-state or international conglomerates.
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