1771 J. Hill 349 (table) Bright coal... Heavy. Flaky, and clean. Shining black.
1874 13 125 Soft coals yielding a large amount of charcoal enclosed in bright coal nearly always show plenty of structure in the ‘mother coal’.
2005 29 223/1 Coals of the Beluga Formation are commonly 0.5 to 2 m thick..and interspersed with vitrain (bright coal) bands.