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Definition of Coalfield
1. Noun. A region where there is coal underground.
Definition of Coalfield
1. Noun. Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coalfield
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Coalfield
Literary usage of Coalfield
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"A summary was given of the extent and position of the North Midland coalfield.
Allusion was then made to the previous work connected with the palaeontology ..."
2. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1898)
"The Kent coalfield.—Professor Boyd Dawkins || gives the history of the discovery
of the south-eastern coalfield, and pays especial attention to his own part ..."
3. The Geology of Coal and Coal-mining by Walcot Gibson (1908)
"In many instances a coalfield is partly exposed and partly concealed. ... In every
visible coalfield it is essential to determine —(1) the boundaries of the ..."
4. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1890)
"With the exception of the small outlying coalfield of the Ward's River, near
Stroud, this system is geologically united to form a single vast coalfield, ..."
5. Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Several Matters by Great Britain Coal Commission, Coal Commission, George Douglas Campbell Argyll, Great Britain (1871)
"9, from the Wrekin across the Coalbrookdale coalfield, Permian Kocks, and the
New Red Series to the South Staffordshire coalfield, a mile and a half south ..."
6. Transactions of the Manchester Geological Society by Manchester Geological Society (1898)
"NOTES ON THE YORKSHIRE coalfield. By Mr. RICHARD SUTCLIFFE. The Yorkshire coalfield,
as at present known, is merely the northern end of the Great Midland ..."
7. Mining: A Journal Devoted to the Interests of Mines and Mining Students (1895)
"FOREST OF DEAN coalfield.—This small coalfield forms almost a perfect basin, ...
The Coleford High Delf Seam of this coalfield is remarkable for the horse ..."
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