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Roof

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024502

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-ENV-024502
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOE Energy Information Administration Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024502",
  "term": "Roof",
  "field": "Environment",
  "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.",
  "references": [
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/roof/"
}

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