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This piece of coal came from the Mammoth Vein in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, where the vein is more than 300 feet thick in some areas. It was donated by Pagnotti Enterprises from the Ebervale Stripping Operation of the Jeddo-Highland Coal Company. The piece weighs 6 1/2 tons. It was strip mined by a Marion 8700, the largest dragline in the anthracite area, and one bucket full from this machine weighs 100 tons. If broken into proper sizes, this piece would heat an average home for the entire winter heating season. It formed approximately 200 million years ago.
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