Small specimens of anthracite coal in a white plastic container with slip-top lid.
Context
Primarily used by the metal industry, anthracite is the most highly metamorphosed form of coal containing more fixed carbon and least amount of volatile matter than any other form. Anthracite is the least plentiful form of coal, and in the US all anthracite mines are in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Collection
Geological
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Fred Barkey, Sandra Barkey
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Label
Location
top of container
Transcription
ANTHRACITE
Material/Technique
Pen
Material
Coal
Location
Location
Box
MW.I
Shelf
Unit B: Shelf 4
Room
Artifact Storage Room
Category
Storage
Moved By
Shaun Slifer
Date
June 10, 2025
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Archaeological Find
Research Notes
Research Type
Curator
Person
Shaun Slifer
Date
Nov 27, 2020
Notes
From Getty AAT:
A relatively soft coal containing the tarlike substance asphaltic bitumen. Its carbon content is 60-80%, the rest composed of water, air, hydrogen, and sulfur. It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than anthracite. It was usually formed as a result of high pressure on lignite. It dark brown to black in color, commonly banded or layered. The major problem with burning of bituminous coal is air pollution.
(http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300015143)
