coal seam

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coal seam (plural coal seams)

  1. (geology) A stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.
    • 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The subsidence problem”, in Trains Illustrated, page 651:
      Alternatively, the N.C.B. agrees to pay a percentage of the cost of any repairs or preventive work that ensues from working the coal seam.

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