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albertite definition

al·bert·ite (al′bər tīt′)

noun

a shiny, brittle, usually black variety of asphalt that burns easily with a bright, smoky flame

Etymology: after Albert county, New Brunswick, where found

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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