Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Coal intermediate in character between antracite and semibituminous coal.
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Economy ", describes this as follows:" The Bernice semi-anthracite coal basin lies between Beech Creek on the north and Loyalsock Creek on the south.
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The coal of this bed is the dividing line between anthracite and semi-anthracite, and is similar to the coal of the Lykens Valley
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Immense beds of high grade bituminous coal and semi-anthracite are exposed in the Bulkley Valley, south of the Skeena river, not far from the projected line of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Besides the Ohio bituminous coals there is a steadily increasing demand for the anthracite and semi-anthracite coals of eastern Pennsylvania, which is brought by lake from Buffalo.
Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men Maurice [Unknown role] Joblin
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I believe that most of the coal which was shipped from Wales last fall was semi-anthracite.
The Coal Situation 1923
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In Nova Scotia there is good bituminous coal, and in Alberta and British Columbia there is an abundance of high-grade bituminous and semi-bituminous and a great deal of semi-anthracite coal.
The Coal Situation 1923
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At first we tried landing at night, and it was then that I discovered a blanket vein of semi-anthracite coal, four feet thick, which formed part of the bank of the river.
Head Hunters of the Amazon: Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure 1923
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There is a small production of coal, estimated in 1905 to amount to 2,000,000 short tons, one-half of which is classed as semi-anthracite.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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