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Vosges and Jura coal mining basins

Vosges and Jura coal mining basins is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Vosges and Jura coal mining basins rather than just read about it. In short: The Vosges and Jura coal mining basins are an area of France located between two mountain ranges, that has been shaped by four centuries of coal extraction from the 16th century to the 20th century. It includes four coal basins in three geographic locations.

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Reference excerpt

The Vosges and Jura coal mining basins are an area of France located between two mountain ranges, that has been shaped by four centuries of coal extraction from the 16th century to the 20th century. It includes four coal basins in three geographic locations.

Basins and concessions

On the east side of the Vosges Villé valley coal basin Lalaye concession, exploited (first half of 19th century), Erlenbach concession, exploited (first half of 19th century), Saint-Hippolyte concession, exploited (1747 to mid-19th century), Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines concession, exploited (first half of 19th century).

Between the Vosges and the Jura Stephanian-Under-Vosgian coal basin Ronchamp, Champagney and Eboulet concessions, exploited by Ronchamp coal mines (1744-1958), Mourière concession, exploited (1844-1891), Lomont concession, unexploited (1904), Saint-Germain concession, unexploited (1914).

Keuperian coal basin Saulnot concession, exploited (16th to 1925), Gémonval concession, exploited (1826 to 1944), Gouhenans concession, exploited (1828 to 1916), Le Vernoy concession, exploited (1839 to 1852), Athesans concession, exploited (1839 to 1916), Vy-lès-Lure concession, exploited (1842 to 1943), Mélecey concession, exploited (1773 to the end of 19th). Grozon concession, exploited (1845 to the 1940s),

On the west side of the Jura Jura coal basin European Gas Limited concession, unexploited (2007).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vosges and Jura coal mining basins

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Vosges and Jura coal mining basins ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Vosges and Jura coal mining basins

In research: Vosges and Jura coal mining basins appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Vosges and Jura coal mining basins in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Vosges and Jura coal mining basins is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bourgogne-Franche-Comté geography stubs, Coal mining regions in France, Grand Est geography stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vosges and Jura coal mining basins outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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