anthracite

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They grabbed the easel, found crimson and anthracite paint and splattered the colors across the canvas.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

The colliery is the only producer of high-grade anthracite in western Europe and supplies the nearby Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2022

Heavy equipment excavate anthracite coal from a strip mine in New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.,

From Reuters • May 25, 2022

At depths beyond 5,000 m and temperatures over 150°C, anthracite coal forms.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The air was stale and still, suffused with the scent of rotten peaches, horse excrement, and partially combusted Illinois anthracite.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson