Containing or producing anthracite coal, which is a hard, high-quality form of coal.
From anthracite (Greek anthrakites, 'coal-like') + -ferous (Latin ferre, 'to bear'). The term combines coal terminology with the suffix meaning 'bearing' or 'containing,' emerging in 19th-century mining geology.
Pennsylvania's anthracitiferous regions fueled the Industrial Revolution—these coal fields were so valuable that entire towns were built around them, and anthracite miners became crucial to American history and labor movements.
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