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ALBERT COAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Asphalts
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Mining of Organic Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- albertite
1, record 1, English, albertite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- albert coal 1, record 1, English, albert%20coal
correct, obsolete
- asphaltic coal 2, record 1, English, asphaltic%20coal
correct, obsolete
- melanasphalt 3, record 1, English, melanasphalt
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark brown to black asphaltic pyrobitumen with conchoidal fracture occurring as veins 1 to 16 ft wide in the Albert Shale of Albert County, New Brunswick. 4, record 1, English, - albertite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Albertite] is partly soluble in turpentine, but practically insoluble in alcohol. 4, record 1, English, - albertite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Albertite] was earlier called "albert coal." 4, record 1, English, - albertite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
... called albert coal in Nova Scotia. 3, record 1, English, - albertite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
melanasphalt: An early name for albertite. 3, record 1, English, - albertite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bitumes
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- albertite
1, record 1, French, albertite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- charbon asphaltique 2, record 1, French, charbon%20asphaltique
masculine noun
- mélanasphalte 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lanasphalte
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de bitume avec lustre noir et cassure conchoïdale. 4, record 1, French, - albertite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce] pyrobitume asphaltique [est] fréquemment rencontré dans les schistes d'Alberta, Canada. 5, record 1, French, - albertite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[L'albertite] est pratiquement insoluble dans l'alcool. 4, record 1, French, - albertite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
mélanasphalte : Nom primitif de l'albertite. 3, record 1, French, - albertite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Asfaltos de petróleo
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
- Explotación de materias orgánicas (Minas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- albertita
1, record 1, Spanish, albertita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mineral de origen orgánico, entre pardo y negruzco, semejante a los de la familia de la hulla, aunque casi carente de oxígeno; consta de 80 a 90 % de carbono, 7 a 13 % de hidrógeno y hasta 5 % de azufre. 1, record 1, Spanish, - albertita
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