Historic Record of Coal Fires in the Richmond Basin, Virginia

James C. Hower

doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-59509-6.00026-0

Historic Record of Coal Fires in the Richmond Basin, Virginia

James C. Hower

Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Abstract

The first commercial coal mining in the British colonies (Eby and Campbell, 1944) began in c.1750 in the Richmond Basin near Richmond, VA, USA. European discovery of the coal dates to 1699 (Hibbard, 1990), and small mining operations for local use (Hibbard, 1990) preceded commercial mining in the region. The Richmond Basin refers to small rift basins near Richmond, VA, that are filled with Middle Carnian (Upper Triassic) coals and associated sediments (Figure 26.1.1). These sediments lie unconformably over the Viséan (Middle Mississippian; 330+/-8 Ma) Petersburg granite (Wright et al., 1975). A comprehensive modern history of the Richmond Basin coalfields is found in Wilkes (1988).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Case Studies - Coal Fires
Pages	668-670
Number of pages	3
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780444595119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-59509-6.00026-0
State	Published - Nov 20 2014

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Keywords

Coal
Lyell
Mine safety
Triassic

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