torbanite

English

Etymology

From Torbane +‎ -ite, after Torbane Hill near Bathgate in Scotland, its main location of occurrence.

Noun

torbanite (countable and uncountable, plural torbanites)

1. A variety of coal, derived from colonial algae, that resembles carbonaceous shale.

Synonyms

• boghead coal

Anagrams

• abortient, bartonite