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Raw Anthracite Coal, Metamorphic Rock Specimen - Hand Sample - Approx. 3' - Geologist Selected & Hand Processed - Great for Science Classrooms - Eisco Labs

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  • ANTHRACITE COAL | Anthracite coal is bright and reflective, indicative of the intense heat and pressure required to form it. Anthracite coal often has a favorable purity ratio, containing mostly organic material and relatively few impurities
  • GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Allows students can get a close look at a material that powers the world
  • GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
  • LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
  • INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification


Raw Anthracite Coal Specimen
Single Hand Sample, 3"
Anthracite coal is bright and reflective, indicative of the intense heat and pressure required to form it. Anthracite coal often has a favorable purity ratio, containing mostly organic material and relatively few impurities. Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Allows students can get a close look at a material that powers the world.
While each specimen will vary slightly in shape, size and color, it will measure approximately 3" in length. Each is individually packaged, labeled & barcoded for easy identification and storage.
Selected & Processed by a Geologist.
Each and every specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring that each sample exhibits defining features. Rocks and minerals are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed by hand in Victor, NY.
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Always feel free to reach out to our team of scientists and geologists for additional information, or to assist you with any questions regarding our rock and mineral samples.


Mel O'Dramatic
August 6, 2025
They’re really nice chunks of coal! I was expecting just some small shards but there’s a nice selection of sizes. Would be fun for the Christmas stockings gag. I was going to use them in an electric English fire stove but it didn't work out.
Barry Fry
May 23, 2025
Good sample.. Bought for a friend that had never seen or touched real coal. Hw loves it.
Qay Qay
April 24, 2025
Received a beautiful and very big piece!
C. McCloskey
December 27, 2024
I remember my grandmother's house, where there was a coal chute to deliver coal to the basement.My nephew, not so much. He thought getting coal in his stocking was a joke!So I purchased this, to turn the joke back on him.This particular item is a decent size - 3" - so it feels like a nugget.I looked at other items that were tiny, to fit in a little sample cup in a mineral collection.If that's what you want, buy that.For my purposes, the 3" nugget was perfect.How we forget - coal-fired stoves weren't all that long ago, were they?
chris d.
December 7, 2024
Bought this as a humorous Christmas stocking stuffer for my kid, who loved it!