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Bituminous Coal, or soft coal, variety of coal intermediate in constitution and properties between anthracite, or hard coal, and lignite, or brown coal. It is the most common kind of coal, used mostly for producing coke, a substance used in the refining of iron ore. It burns with a yellow, smoky flame.

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