Description: If making multiple purchases, please read the note that follow the red text below! Bituminous coal close to anthracite - Sufco Mine, Sevier County, Utah - hand/display specimen This bituminous coal is close to anthracite and is fairly dense for bituminous coal. It is highly prized for burning with very little ash. It has the hard shiny surface of anthracite, but not the conchoidal fracture. Coal forms from the burial of accumulated plant material, in a series with increasing compaction from peak to lignite to bituminous coal and then anthracite. The first three are considered sedimentary. Anthracite is metamorphic as it has undergone low-grade metamorphism, burns hotter than other coals and with a clean blue flame.The name anthracite was derived from the Greek word anthrax, the name given to it by the philosopher Theophrastus, a pupil of Aristotle. Bituminous coal was named under the mistaken impression that it contained bitumen, a group of hydrocarbons including tar and asphalt.This coal is from the Sufco Mine in East Spring Canyon. It is Upper Cretaceous in age, from the Upper Hiawatha seam of the Blackhawk Formation. The coal is shipped by truck to two Union Pacific Railroad coal loadouts in trucks that consist of a tractor and two trailers carrying a total of 38 tons. The mine can load two trucks simultaneously, at one minute per truck. Making multiple purchases? Just add items to your cart. When finished shopping, click on "view cart" and then click on “request combined shipping” at upper right in the Shopping Cart window. Do not proceed to checkout. We will send an eBay invoice with the correct combined shipping. Select a specimen: When more than one specimen is shown, you can select a particular specimen by telling us what is in the photo with it - a black mechanical pencil, a silver and black pen, a silver and blue pen, or one of those plus some number of coins, or you can let us make the selection. Shipping: Priority Mail or USPS Ground/Ground Advantage, whichever is cheaper. Rates vary by weight and zip code. We can ship for less than eBay will charge, and will refund the overpayment as soon as the box is packed. International customers: We sell and ship internationally. If eBay’s page does not let you enter your country name to determine the shipping cost for something you are interested in, please contact us. We can tell you what the shipping would cost and how to make the purchase. You can then decide if you wish to complete the transaction. Use the Contact Seller link in the Seller Information box on the right side of this page. Pay securely with your debit or credit card through PayPal! You do not need a Pay Pal account to do this. Yes, we do combine shipping!
Price: 10.45 USD
Location: Olancha, California
End Time: 2024-08-20T05:38:18.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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