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Albert coal
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n.
a bituminous, jet-black hydrocarbon that yields oil and gas, used as fuel.
See: albertite
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1860
The asphaltum of New Brunswick, now called Albert coal, is one of the richest materials ever discovered for the manufacture of oils.