Albertite is a type of asphalt found in Albert County, New Brunswick. It is a type of solid hydrocarbon. It is a deep black and lustrous variety, and is less soluble in turpentine than the usual type of asphalt. It was from Albertite that kerosene was first refined. It was first truly studied by New Brunswick geologist Abraham Gesner, who had hear...
• (n.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. /bert, New Brunswick.
Al'bert·ite noun (Min.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. ...bert, New Brunswick. 
Albertite is a bituminous mineral resembling asphalt found in the county of Albertite, New Brunswick.
A pitch-black solid bitumen of the asphltite group