Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of solid bitumen found in the Uintah Mountains, Utah.
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- noun geology A black, insoluble,
carbonaceous material formed from themetamorphosis ofshale oil .
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It superficially resembles another asphalt (wurtzilite), and has frequently been confused with the jet variety of lignite.
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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