ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALBERTITE
Named after Albert county, New Brunswick, Canada, where it is mined.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALBERTITE»
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A preliminary report on the geology of New Brunswick: ...
ORIGIN OF ALBERTITE. I shall now endeavour to show, — I. That there were two
periods of injection of the material which, upon consolidation, produced Albertite.
II. That Albertite is an inspissated or hardened petroleum. III. That its source lies ...
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Observations on the Geology of Southern New Brunswick: Made ...
ORIGIN OF ALBERTITE. I shall now endeavour to show}I. That there were two
periods of injection of the material which, upon consolidation, produced Albertite.
II. That Albertite is an inspissated or hardened petroleum. III. That its source lies
in ...
Loring Woart Bailey, 1865
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Mineral Resources of Alaska: Report on Progress of ...
in Dana's manual pertaining to albertite from Nova Scotia and from the results of
the tests by Doctor Day, are submitted to show the relations of the two substances
: Physical properties and composition of Nova Scotia albertite and Impson ...
Alfred Hulse Brooks, 1909
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Geochemistry and Geological Factors Governing Exploitation ...
Maceral analysis showed the organic matter to be almost entirely lamalginite (
alginite B) with considerable bituminite (probably albertite) and trace quantities of
sporinite and telalginite (alginite A). Fluorescence values were measured in the ...
G. Macauley, L. R. Snowdon, F. D. Ball, 1985
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Oil Shale:
Albertite, Alexander C. Kirk, Alexander Selligue, ...
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to combine his invention and his asphaltum discovery (albertite was a superior
source of kerosene) to make some money. He wanted to provide street lighting to
the city of Halifax, using albertite mined from the four acres of land he had leased
...
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The Minerals of New South Wales, Etc.
The mineral resembles the albertite of Nova Scotia, but is softer and less bright. It
exhibits a conchoidal fracture. The analysis of this mineral was made by C.
Tookey, in my laboratory, in 1865. II. This is the beautiful mineral from Nova
Scotia, ...
Archibald Liversidge, 2011
It was finally decided that the material — the albertite of New Brunswick — was
not coal, and, therefore, did not belong to the Crown. At about this time a deposit
occurring in West Virginia, since known as Graham- ite, which, in appearance, ...
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New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
ALBERTITE. The area between Moncton and Fundy National Park has a long
history of mining and stone quarrying. The mineral Albertite was discovered in
Albert Mines in 1820, and the Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner invented a ...
Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman D. Rogers, 2001
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Mining Heritage and Tourism: A Global Synthesis
The bitumen 'Albertite' mined here was used by Abraham Gesner to distil
kerosene. There is ample documentation to accompany the albertite story and
the characters involved comprise a Who's Who of early geology including Sir
Charles ...
Michael V. Conlin, Lee Jolliffe, 2010
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Talk the Talk, but Wach the Walk?
But it is more: it is industry history, where old Abraham Gesner, six feet under for over a century, harmlessly collecting Albertite for heat, is no ... «The Media Co-op, Feb 12»
