bituminous

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The bituminous crude requires mixing before it can be transported and exported.

From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2021

Last year, the Mitchell plant burned about 2.5 million tons of bituminous coal.

From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2021

The game was born out of distinctly American forms of machinery, from Walter Camp’s New Haven Clock Company to the bituminous coal and mill towns of Pennsylvania.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020

Coal tipples and the soft bituminous coal they handle are more common in Western Pennsylvania, she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2017

“He’s developing a technology to burn low-grade bituminous coal more efficiently.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls