A brittle, coal-like mineral composed of hydrocarbons found in Nova Scotia, used as an asphalt-like substance.
Named after Albert County in Nova Scotia, Canada, where it was first discovered and mined. Named using the geological '-ite' suffix for minerals.
Albertite was so unusual that geologists debated for decades whether it was a mineral or fossilized tree resin—it's basically nature's pre-made asphalt, found nowhere else on Earth in significant quantities!
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