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(n.) A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Anthracite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/anthracite.html. 1828.
 
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