tasmanite
noun
tas·ma·nite
| \ ˈtarzməˌnīt\
plural -s
Definition of tasmanite
1
: a compound of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur in minute reddish brown scales in shale
2
: a light-colored shaly coal that is composed largely of the compound tasmanite and yields a large quantity of petroleum on dry distillation
— called also combustible shale
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