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- From: jfw@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM (John F. Woods)
- Subject: Re: gilsonite
- Message-ID: <C0nBw6.LGs@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM>
- Keywords: putty
- Organization: Misanthropes-R-Us
- References: <1993Jan7.172947.9153@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 16:16:52 GMT
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- In <1993Jan7.172947.9153@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> pfinerty@nyx.cs.du.edu (fun fun fun boy) writes:
- >50 quatloos to whoever can tell me what gilsonite is and what it's use is.
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- 9754. Uintahite. Gilsonite; uintaite. A variety of asphalt from
- the Uinta (or Uintah) valley, near Fort Duchesne, Utah; E. S. Dana,
- A System of Mineralogy (John Wiley, New York, 6th ed., 1901) p 1020.
- Black, lustrous masses; streak and powder a rich brown. Non-conductor
- of electricity. Burns easily with a brilliant flame. Sol in heavy
- lubricating petroleum, warm oil of turpentine, and alc.
- USE: Potential raw material for gasoline and coke. In the making
- of asphalt floor tile, storage battery boxes, inks, paints, and insulation
- for hot underground piping.
-
- I have no joke here, but do wonder if gilsonite is used in the production of
- New Coke or Classic Coke.
-