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Roof (coal)

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002017

The rock immediately above a coal seam. The roof is commonly a shale, often carbonaceous and softer than rocks higher up in the roof strata.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002017
FieldEnergy
SubjectCoal
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002017",
  "term": "Roof (coal)",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The rock immediately above a coal seam. The roof is commonly a shale, often carbonaceous and softer than rocks higher up in the roof strata.",
  "subject": "Coal",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/roof-coal/"
}

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