seam
A seam is a sedimentary resulting, expanded reservoir of raw material (mostly carbon ) which is parallel to the rock coating runs. The thickness of a seam is variable. The spatial position of a seam in the “ mountain ” is determined by its fall and strike .
The mined area of a seam is known as the old man . The sagging or collapse of this cavity can lead to day breaks .
Coal seams
The coal seams in Ruhr mining are opened up by tunnel mines and shaft mines.
Begins a coal fire, one speaks of a coal fire .
literature
- Walter Bischoff , Heinz Bramann, Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse Bochum: The small mining dictionary. 7th edition, Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1988, ISBN 3-7739-0501-7
- Ernst-Ulrich Reuther: Introduction to mining. 1st edition, Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1982, ISBN 3-7739-0390-1
Web links
Commons : Coal Seams - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Flöz - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
