Surturbrand, a kind of Lignite (q.v.) found in the north of Iceland, and used for fuel, has a great resemblance to the black oak found in bogs.
Surturbrand
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 820
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Surturbrand, a kind of Lignite (q.v.) found in the north of Iceland, and used for fuel, has a great resemblance to the black oak found in bogs.