Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very pure form of asphaltum obtained in considerable quantity in the Uinta valley, near Fort Duchesne, Utah.
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Gilsonite or Uintahite — A brittle variety of asphalt, lustrous black in color, with a conchoidal fracture.
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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