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Post by oros35 » Mon. Jan. 13, 2020 9:24 am

Went to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh yesterday. Had some coal in there!

2,200 lb lump of anthracite! Extremely hard and shiny like glass. Had it set up so you could touch it and some history of how it was made and where it is found.

Lignite and Bituminous and crude oil behind the glass.

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Post by freetown fred » Mon. Jan. 13, 2020 9:26 am

Now that thar is a CHUNK of coal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Sounds like a good time :)

 
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Post by KLook » Mon. Jan. 13, 2020 8:47 pm

Very cool, still got a couple of hunks from the #9 mine tour....

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Post by Den034071 » Tue. Jan. 14, 2020 1:17 pm

The old Lehigh L C N back in the 1950s had on display a lumpat over 7200 Pounds .Before the company closed in 1960 A Boss Ran it Through The Breaker .jack

 
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Post by gaw » Tue. Jan. 14, 2020 1:51 pm

Den034071 wrote:
Tue. Jan. 14, 2020 1:17 pm
The old Lehigh L C N back in the 1950s had on display a lumpat over 7200 Pounds .Before the company closed in 1960 A Boss Ran it Through The Breaker .jack
Hey Jack, did that boss's name start with A and end with hole by any chance?

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