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Earth Science Australia: Coal Types, Formation and Methods of Mining
This informative site lists four stages in the development of coal. Different types of coal mines are explained in this site as well.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Rocks and Minerals: Sedimentary Rocks
An excellent resource for learning about sedimentary rocks and how they form. The different types of sedimentary rocks and deposits found in Kentucky are listed, with links to dedicated pages for each. Covers clay, shale, sandstone,...
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Old Time Victrola Music: Blackface Minstrel Music
This website from Old Time Victrola Music, which sells victrola recordings of minstrel music from 1918, provides samples of several minstrel songs in Real Audio format.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: The Sydney Basin
Learn about the structure of the Sydney Basin in Australia. The Sydney Basin is millions of years old. It contains large coal fields which are economically important to Australia. Included are links to maps which show the geology,...
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Kentucky Coal Education: Making Sedimentary Rocks [Pdf]
In this activity, students learn how sedimentary rocks form by making three different types.
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Kentucky Coal Education: Metamorphic Rock Activities [Pdf]
In these two activities, students learn about metamorphic rocks and how they are created.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Facing Death
This ebook version of G. A. Henty's Facing Death: Or, The Hero Of The Vaughan Pit; A Tale Of The Coal Mines. has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication,...