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coal measures
coal measurespl.n. Geology 1. Coal Measures A stratigraphic unit equivalent to the Pennsylvanian or Upper Carboniferous Periods.2. Strata of the Carboniferous Period usually containing coal deposits.Coal Measures pl n (Geological Science) a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system coal′ meas`ures n.pl. 1. coal-bearing strata. 2. (caps.) a portion of the Carboniferous System characterized by widespread coal deposits. Coal Measures
Coal Measures[′kōl ‚mezh·ərz] (geology) The sequence of rocks typically containing coal of the Upper Carboniferous. |