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From Torbane + -ite, after Torbane Hill near Bathgate in Scotland, its main location of occurrence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A variety of coal, derived from colonial algae, that resembles carbonaceous shale. Full definition →
From Torbane + -ite, after Torbane Hill near Bathgate in Scotland, its main location of occurrence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.