Albertite

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Millington Quarry (Morris County Crushed Stone Co. Quarry; Tilcon Quarry), Bernards Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
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Colour:	Black	Hardness:	2½

A variety of Asphaltum

A variety of asphaltum (mineral asphalt) with a glistening pitch-like luster. Used for carvings as a jet simulant.

Classification of Albertite
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Physical Properties of Albertite
Lustre:	Resinous
Colour:	Black
Hardness (Mohs):	2½
Hardness Data:	Measured
Density (measured):	1.097 g/cm³
Other Information
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Albertite
Reference List: - +	Read, P.G. (1988), Dictionary of Gemmology, 2nd. ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK: 5.
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Localities for Albertite
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(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.


Canada
New Brunswick Albert Co. Hillsborough Parish Albert Mines	Gwen L. Martin. "Gesner's Dream: The Trials and Triumphs of Early Mining in New Brunswick", Fredricton: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 2003. Page 100. 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, v. 18, p. 563-582. Khavari-Khorasani, G., 1983, Structure of albertite from New Brunswick, Canada: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, v. 31, p. 123-126. 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.

USA
Massachusetts Hampden Co. Westfield Hampden quarry	Sam Pavadore collection

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