Geology of the Mary Lee Group of coalbeds, Black Warrior coal basin, Alabama

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• Personal Author:
  Diamond, William P. ; Lambert, Stephen W. ; Murrie, Gary B.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Bureau of Mines
• Description:
  "A geologic study of the Mary Lee Group of coalbeds in the Black Earrior Coal Basin was undertaken to examine coal stratigraphy and determine regional trends and extent of the coalbeds. The area investigated encompasses 835 square miles in Jefferson, Walker, and Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama. More than 700 core logs were used to construct a structure map, coal, interval, and overburden isopachs, and cross sections. There is evidence that structure affected sedimentation. Coalbed isopachs indicate the Mary Lee group was deposited in fluvial-deltaic and low-lying coastal plain environments. The Mary Lee coalbed is the only coalbed which is continuous throughout the area, commonly with two benches which have a combined thickness of 2 to 12 feet. The Mary Lee coalbed changes rank in the basin from high-through medium- to low-volatile coal. The methane gas potential of the Mary Lee Group coals is estimated to be greater than 1 trillion cubic feet. There is an excellent correlation between the orientation of surface cleats with those measured underground in the Mary Lee coalbed. The face cleats roughly parallel the axes of the area's folds and trend northeast- southwest." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  NIOSHTIC no. 10000629
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Alabama -- Black Warrior Coal Basin ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  ii, 49 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10000629
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d9ce12e1fa975e6e6bd6dfb81c934a6b918cae1077fcaedd50e65d7aa4d3de4c71e81d7f955b53e33d5dc92138bf133c345c8166df5b2fe587982601e1fb7868
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9252/cdc_9252_DS1.pdf
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