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COAL SEAM [1 record]

Record 1 2017-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A stratum of coal.

CONT

Coal Bed Methane (CBM) are the gasses, mainly methane, formed in coal seams.

OBS

coal seam: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

OBS

coal seam: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
  • Géologie économique
CONT

La pression et le volume de CH4 dans le gisement varient selon la qualité, la profondeur et la géologie de la veine de charbon.

OBS

filon de charbon; filon houiller : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

OBS

veine de charbon : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Explotación de lignito, grafito y carbón
  • Geología económica
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