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Record 1 2013-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

A lustrous pitch-black complex bituminous asphalt.

OBS

It is soluble in carbon disulfide and chloroform but not in alcohol, and is fusible. Has a conchoidal fracture and is brittle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
OBS

Variété d'asphaltite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
DEF

Variedad de asfalto.

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