albertite

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

albertite

Etymology[edit]

Albert +‎ -ite, after Albert County in New Brunswick where it is found.

Noun[edit]

albertite (countable and uncountable, plural albertites)

(mineralogy) A variety of asphalt having a black color.

Translations[edit]

bituminous mineral resembling asphalt

Finnish: albertiitti
Portuguese: albertita f

References[edit]

“albertite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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