单词 | pitch coal |
释义 | > as lemmaspitch coal pitch coal n. a dense black variety of lignite with a conchoidal fracture. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > bitumen > bituminous earth or shale ampelite1601 pitch coal1754 Kimmeridge coal1761 jet rock1798 Kupferschiefer1830 torbanite1858 1754 Zimmerman in T. G. Smollett tr. Select Ess. Commerce, Agric., Mines, Fisheries 262 The pitch-coal is firm and compact in its texture.., with a shining polished surface, like pitch when it is broken. 1899 Science 27 Jan. 138/1 J. S. Diller mentioned the pitch-coal of the Coos Bay lignite Mines, Oregon, which cuts the lignite in veins. 1993 J. C. Young in H. Y. Lee & C. W. Chung Korean Options in Changing Internat. Order x. 158 Major import items were pitch coal and coke. < as lemmas |
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