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mineral charcoal

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noun

a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.

Etymology

Origin of mineral charcoal

First recorded in 1795–1805

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mineral charcoal

A shining substance like black-lead; a species of mineral charcoal.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

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