I need something answered please

harrynstevensmom · By: **harrynstevensmom** On: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:05 pm

My husband and I have been going back and forth on coal terms. Is there anything larger than a vein of coal? I know seams are smaller, but as for anything larger, I thought the vein was the largest run of coal. Please help us solve this!! thanks!!!! :?:

coaledsweat · By: **coaledsweat** On: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:49 pm

Anything bigger than a vein of anthracite would be a gold mine right now!

Berlin · By: **Berlin** On: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:34 am

a few feet, for anthricite perhaps, but prb coal like that at the black thunder mine in wyoming @ 300+ ft. thick and hundereds of square miles, i'd say thats bigger.

coal seam/bed are used pretty interchangably in coal industry speech, vein is rarely heard.

coaledsweat · By: **coaledsweat** On: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:46 am

You leave that 300' thick Wyoming Bituminous alone for another 150 million years and you'll have 30' of Anthracite!