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anthracite

[an-thruh-sahyt] / ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt /


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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

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022

Aberpergwm mine is the only producer of high-grade anthracite in Western Europe and it supplies the nearby Tata steel plant in Port Talbot.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021

Abramovic, known for her work with crystals, chose anthracite from Ukrainian mines and rock quartz crystals from Brazil.

From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2021

Little by little the town names along the way began to take on a frank industrial tone—Port Carbon, Minersville, Slatedale—and I realized I was entering the strange, half-forgotten world of Pennsylvania’s anthracite region.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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