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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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TORBANITE. Geol. A mineral closely related to cannel coal (1858 Greg and Lettsom Manual Mineralogy 16), a source of paraffin and gas.
[From Torbane Hill, near Bathgate, where it is found.]
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