1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Albertite

ALBERTITE, a variety of asphalt found in Albert county, New Brunswick. It is of jet-black colour and brilliant pitch-like lustre. Its percentage chemical composition is:—

C.	H.	O.	N.	S.	Ash.
86.04	8.96	1.97	2.93	trace	0.10

It softens slightly in boiling water, but only fuses imperfectly when further heated, and it is less soluble than ordinary asphalt in oil of turpentine.

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