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FAREWELL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Petrography
DEF

The highest rock formation of the Millstone grit of South Wales, England, occurring immediately beneath the Coal Measures.

OBS

Since all workable coal seams occur in the overlying Coal Measures, it is useless to search for coal in these rocks, hence the miners' term farewell rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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