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Carboniferous
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Carboniferous
of, denoting, or formed in the fifth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Devonian and Permian periods, lasting for nearly 64 million years during which coal measures were formed
Carboniferous [‚kär·bə′nif·ə·rəs]
(geology)
A division of late Paleozoic rocks and geologic time including the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian periods.
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The exploration revealed the main revealed stratum of the working area includes Quaternary residual diluvial horizon and Liujiatan section and Zhongya section of Carboniferous system Yanguan Group, it is divided from new to old as follows now: Quaternary residual diluvial horizon (Qh): consist of clay, residual clay, sand and gravel stone, mainly distribute on both sides along the river and low-lying point of gully.
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