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coal measures

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coal measures
pl.n. Geology
1. Coal Measures A stratigraphic unit equivalent to the Pennsylvanian or Upper Carboniferous Periods.
2. Strata of the Carboniferous Period usually containing coal deposits.
Coal Measures
pl n
the
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system


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