Coal Creation
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Description of the creation of coal seams in the Blaenavon area.
Description of how coal was first created examining the area around Blaenavon in the south Wales valleys. Trees fall making peat layers which are then crushed by layers of sandstone caused by movements in the river channels. These crushed layers become the coal seams.
From:
Coal Stories Blaenavon and Child Labour
First Broadcast
:
08 November 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9,9-11
Subject : Geography
Topic : Energy
Keywords : Coal industry, Blaenavon, Coal seams, Erosion,Formation of coal seams,
Notes : Good simple illustration of the formation of coal.
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