Western Kentucky coalfield

Western Kentucky coalfield
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The Western Kentucky is a large coal field located in the east of the United States in Kentucky. Western Kentucky represents one of the largest coal reserve in the United States having estimated reserves of 35.67 billion tonnes of coal.[1] Other rocks in the area include conglomerate, sandstone, shale, limestone. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Coal in Kentucky". coaleducation.org. 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Eble; et al. (2001). "The geology and palynology of lower and Middle Pennsylvanian strata in the Western Kentucky Coal Field". International Journal of Coal Geology. 47 (3): 189. Bibcode:2001IJCG...47..189E. doi:10.1016/S0166-5162(01)00042-8. Retrieved October 26, 2024.


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