anthracite

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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

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

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

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 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