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anthracite

[an-thruh-sahyt] / ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt /


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According to ABC España, the site had been a major mine before its closure in 2018, and had since been intermittently used by private companies to extract the mineral anthracite.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

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

From Reuters ● May 25, 2022

I have a very good friend here in New Hampshire who heats with anthracite coal.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022

On April 13, an anthracite gray Volkswagen van pulled into Les Poulières.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021

Unfortunately, it also sat on twenty-four million tons of anthracite.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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