South Wales Coal Measures
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The South Wales Coal Measures are a sequence of Carboniferous-age sedimentary rocks in South Wales that contain the region’s historically important coal seams and associated strata.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Wales coalfield | 5 |
| South Wales Coalfield | 2 |
| South Wales Coal Measures canonical | 1 |
| South Wales Coalfield margins | 1 |
| South Wales Coalfield region | 1 |
| Swansea Valley coalfield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: South Wales Coal Measures Context triple: [Rhymney Valley, geologicalContext, South Wales Coal Measures]
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A.
Kent coalfield
The Kent coalfield was a coal-mining region in southeast England whose pits and communities played a notable role in the UK coal industry and in major industrial disputes, including the 1984–1985 miners’ strike.
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B.
Hunter coalfields
The Hunter coalfields are a major coal mining region in New South Wales, Australia, known for extensive thermal and coking coal production that supports both domestic energy needs and international exports.
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C.
Newcastle Coal Measures
The Newcastle Coal Measures are a major Late Permian coal-bearing sedimentary sequence in eastern Australia, notable for their extensive coal deposits within the Sydney Basin.
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Yorkshire coalfield
The Yorkshire coalfield is a major coal-mining region in northern England that was historically central to the UK coal industry and a focal point of industrial and labor disputes.
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E.
South Wales Valleys
The South Wales Valleys are a series of steep-sided former coal-mining valleys in south Wales, known for their industrial heritage, close-knit communities, and distinctive cultural identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: South Wales Coal Measures Target entity description: The South Wales Coal Measures are a sequence of Carboniferous-age sedimentary rocks in South Wales that contain the region’s historically important coal seams and associated strata.
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A.
Kent coalfield
The Kent coalfield was a coal-mining region in southeast England whose pits and communities played a notable role in the UK coal industry and in major industrial disputes, including the 1984–1985 miners’ strike.
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B.
Hunter coalfields
The Hunter coalfields are a major coal mining region in New South Wales, Australia, known for extensive thermal and coking coal production that supports both domestic energy needs and international exports.
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C.
Newcastle Coal Measures
The Newcastle Coal Measures are a major Late Permian coal-bearing sedimentary sequence in eastern Australia, notable for their extensive coal deposits within the Sydney Basin.
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D.
Yorkshire coalfield
The Yorkshire coalfield is a major coal-mining region in northern England that was historically central to the UK coal industry and a focal point of industrial and labor disputes.
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E.
South Wales Valleys
The South Wales Valleys are a series of steep-sided former coal-mining valleys in south Wales, known for their industrial heritage, close-knit communities, and distinctive cultural identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal measures
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geologic formation ⓘ stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRank | series ⓘ |
| contains |
coal seams
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marine bands ⓘ seat earths ⓘ seatearth mudstones ⓘ seatearth sandstones ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
invertebrate fossils
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plant fossils ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
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fluvial ⓘ swamp ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Carboniferous ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | coal mining ⓘ |
| hasResource |
bituminous coal
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ironstone nodules ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRelationships |
overlies older Carboniferous rocks
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underlies younger Permo-Triassic rocks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | fuelled industrial development in South Wales ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
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mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Wales
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex faulting and folding in South Wales Coalfield
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thick coal-bearing succession ⓘ |
| overlies |
Millstone Grit
NERFINISHED
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Namurian strata ⓘ |
| partOf | South Wales Coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Wales Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | South Wales Coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
coal geology
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economic geology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Coal Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timespan | Late Carboniferous ⓘ |
| underlies |
Pennant Sandstone Formation
NERFINISHED
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Warwickshire Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: South Wales Coal Measures Description of subject: The South Wales Coal Measures are a sequence of Carboniferous-age sedimentary rocks in South Wales that contain the region’s historically important coal seams and associated strata.
Referenced by (11)
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