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shear plane
A fracture that produces a positive draw. It differs from a weight break in that the character of the fracture is less ragged and heaving takes place over the unwrought coal instead of the waste.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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