torbanite
Meanings
noun
- A variety of coal, derived from colonial algae, that resembles carbonaceous shale.
Word forms
Etymology
From Torbane + -ite, after Torbane Hill near Bathgate in Scotland, its main location of occurrence.
Synonyms
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