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Description
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| Coal from a beehive shaped retort, in which soft coal has been placed and subjected to intense heat of 2552 F. This drives out all gas, liquids, and other impurities. What is left is pure carbon, used chiefly in blast furnaces for melting iron. |
Pre Historic
- Bismuth
- Pioneer-Krier Museum
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