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Definition of Asphaltite
1. a. Asphaltic.
2. a. Asphaltic.
Definition of Asphaltite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asphaltite
Literary usage of Asphaltite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1910)
"The veins of asphaltite occur in a well-defined belt in the sedimentary rocks,
... asphaltite-veins have been found over a distance of 15 miles. ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1909)
"In November, 1908, the writer visited an asphaltite prospect that has been opened in
... The occurrence of asphaltite here is interesting from the fact that ..."
3. The Mineral Deposits of South America by Joseph Theophilus Singewald, Benjamin LeRoy Miller (1919)
"Veins of asphaltite occur in the sediments parallel to the contact for 15 miles
... The asphaltite, however, breaks through from one stratum to another and ..."
4. Asphalts and Allied Substances: Their Occurrence, Modes of Production, Uses by Herbert Abraham (1920)
"This constitutes one of the most important asphaltite deposits in the region.
It is located about 40 miles southeast of Beirut, and west of Mt. Hamon. ..."
5. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"asphaltite.—A dark colored, solid, difficultly fusible, naturally occurring
hydrocarbon ... On asphaltite in northeastern Nevada, see ANDERSON, Butt. ..."
6. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1912)
"asphaltite is an extremely soft, friable, lustrous substance, ... There are many
asphaltite deposits in Peru, those of the Yauli, being best known. ..."
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