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  coal measures

  plural noun

  coal-bearing strata.
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  Coal Measures

  plural noun

  a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system

coal measures

American  

plural noun

Geology.

1. coal-bearing strata.

2. (initial capital letters) in Europe, a portion of the Carboniferous System, characterized by widespread coal deposits.

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Coal Measures British  

plural noun

1. a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system

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Etymology

Origin of coal measures

First recorded in 1655–65

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There would probably never be found another unbroken period of a duration equal to that of the coal measures.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

This is the history of the coal measures.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen

The coniferous trees of the coal measures show annual rings of growth.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William

We began with an age of dwarfs, we end with an age of giants, which is carried on into the lower coal measures.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

In those older strata land plants are almost as rare as they are abundant or universal in the coal measures.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

The KU researcher said Carboniferous Coal Measures are an important source of information for fossil arachnids, representing the first time in Earth's history when most living groups of arachnids occurred together.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

A series of limestone strata of marine origin, usually forming the lowest member of the Coal Measures.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

The Coal Measures rest upon the Millstone Grits in most places, generally in synclinal basins.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

The great coal-field on the south is a perfect example of a synclinal basin, the Millstone Grit and Carboniferous Limestone which underlie the Coal Measures appearing all round the margin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

Lepidodendron, a genus of fossil plants of the Coal Measures, intermediate in character between the Lycopodiums and coniferous plants.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir