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Albertite

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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ALBERTITE, a variety of asphalt found in Albert (Archbishop)|Albert county, New Brunswick. It is of jet-black colour and brilliant pitch-like lustre. Its percentage chemical composition is: - It softens slightly in boiling water, but only fuses imperfectly when further heated, and it is less soluble than ordinary asphalt in oil of turpentine.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Albertite'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/albertite.html. 1910.
 
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