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

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

It’s steel country, anthracite country, a place full of holes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr