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Albertite from
Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada


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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Albertite

Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrobitumen var: Albertite
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - First Recorded Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albertite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Albert Mines, Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:680389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:680389:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albertite
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘUpper Dorchester deposits, Dorchester Parish, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
References
Blake, W.P. (1890) Uintaite, albertite, grahamite, and asphaltum described and compared, with observations on bitumen and its compounds. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers: 18: 563-582.
King, L.H. (1963) Origin of Albert mines oil shale (New Brunswick), and its associated albertite. Canada Department of Mines, Branch Report F 115: 26 p.
Khavari-Khorasani, G. (1983) Structure of albertite from New Brunswick, Canada. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology: 31: 123-126.
Martin, Gwen L. (2003) Gesner's Dream: The Trials and Triumphs of Early Mining in New Brunswick. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum: 100.
 
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