anthracite
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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
On April 13, an anthracite gray Volkswagen van pulled into Les Poulières.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2021
With even more heat and pressure driving out all the volatiles and leaving pure carbon, anthracite can turn to graphite.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The great irony of anthracite is that, tough as it is to light, once you get it lit it’s nearly impossible to put out.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
