torbanite

Meaning

A variety of coal, derived from colonial algae, that resembles carbonaceous shale.

Synonyms

bitumenite

cleaving stone

lump coal

kerosine shale

boghead-cannel

shale rock

Etymology

From Torbane + -ite, after Torbane Hill near Bathgate in Scotland, its main location of occurrence.

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