− | Medium to high rank coals are often brittle and well-jointed. Such joint blocks cave into the borehole ([[:file:quick-look-lithology-from-logs_fig1.png|Figure 1c]]) leaving deep washouts as thick as the coal seam (frequently only [[length::1 ft]] or so). Not all coals behave this way. | + | Medium to high rank coals are often [[Brittleness|brittle]] and well-jointed. Such joint blocks cave into the borehole ([[:file:quick-look-lithology-from-logs_fig1.png|Figure 1c]]) leaving deep washouts as thick as the coal seam (frequently only [[length::1 ft]] or so). Not all coals behave this way. |