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Definition of Elaterite
1. n. A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.
Definition of Elaterite
1. Noun. (minerology) The mineral wurtzilite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elaterite
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Elaterite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaterite
Literary usage of Elaterite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Asphalts and Allied Substances: Their Occurrence, Modes of Production, Uses by Herbert Abraham (1920)
"The first description of elaterite, originally found at Castleton in Derbyshire,
England (p. 150), under the name " Elastic Bitumen," is given by Lister in ..."
2. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"elaterite; Mineral Caoutchouc.—This is the name given to a soft and elastic
variety of bitumen much resembling pure india- rubber. It is easily compressible ..."
3. The Hydrocarbon Field of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah on the Projected by William Weston, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (1907)
"But for their flexibility, the elaterite paints and varnishes are the best by
... Such are some of the uses only, to which gilsonite and elaterite are being ..."
4. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni, Amos Peaslee Brown (1908)
"elaterite. Hydrocarbon, amorphous. Color dark brown; streak lighter. Elastic like
rubber, rarely brittle, soft. 0 = 0.91-1.23. ASPHALTUM. Hydrocarbon. ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The most remarkable and rare mineral is elaterite, or elastic bitumen, found at
Windy Knoll, near Castleton. It is found only at two other placee—at ..."
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