Seat earth
A rock subtype
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i. A British term for a bed of rock underlying a coal seam, representing an old soil that supported the vegetation from which the coal was formed; specif. underclay.
A highly siliceous seat earth is known locally as ganister.
Also spelled: seatearth.
Synonym of: seat rock, seat stone, hard seat
Ref: AGI
ii. A bed representing oil soil, usually containing abundant rootlets, underlying a coal seam.
Ref: BS, 11
iii. The soil on which the coal forests fluorished.
Ref: Nelson
iv. Stratum underlying the valuable seam. Floor of a coal seam.
See Also: underlying, underclay
Ref: Pryor, 3
A highly siliceous seat earth is known locally as ganister.
Also spelled: seatearth.
Synonym of: seat rock, seat stone, hard seat
Ref: AGI
ii. A bed representing oil soil, usually containing abundant rootlets, underlying a coal seam.
Ref: BS, 11
iii. The soil on which the coal forests fluorished.
Ref: Nelson
iv. Stratum underlying the valuable seam. Floor of a coal seam.
See Also: underlying, underclay
Ref: Pryor, 3
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
49131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49131:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
a3ffbb8f-de7a-4b2f-8cc8-e263b2bc0373
Classification of Seat earth
Internet Links for Seat earth
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