Pennine Coal Measures Group
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The Pennine Coal Measures Group is a major Carboniferous rock sequence in northern England, notable for its extensive coal-bearing strata that underpinned the region’s historic coal mining industry.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carboniferous rock unit
ⓘ
lithostratigraphic group ⓘ |
| ageRange | late Namurian to Westphalian ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicStage | Westphalian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | coal seams ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
non-marine bivalves
ⓘ
plant fossils ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
Scottish Coal Measures Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Wales Coal Measures Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
coal resource
ⓘ
historic coal mining ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Cumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicCode | PNCM ⓘ |
| influenced | industrial development of northern England ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
ⓘ
ironstone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ seatearth ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midland Valley of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern England ⓘ southern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy | British Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Pennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Millstone Grit Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namurian strata ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coal Measures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennine Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pennine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockTypeAssociation | coal-bearing strata ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRank | group ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Lower Coal Measures Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Coal Measures Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Coal Measures Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thickness | several hundred metres ⓘ |
| underlies | Warwickshire Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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