Gilsonite

Gilsonite
  Trademark name for uintaite (or uintahite), a black, brilliantly lustrous natural variety of asphalt found in parts of Utah and western Colorado.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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  • Gilsonite — is the registered trademark for a form of natural asphalt found in large amounts in the Uinta Basin of Utah; the non trademarked mineral name is uintaite or uintahite. [ [http://www.mindat.org/min 4083.html Mindat] ] It is mined in underground… …   Wikipedia

  • Gilsonite — [gil′sən īt΄] ☆ [after S. H. Gilson, of Salt Lake City, Utah] trademark for UINTAHITE …   English World dictionary

  • Gilsonite — Einsatz von Asphalt im Straßenbau. Frisch eingebaute und verdichtete Tragschicht. Frisch hergestelltes Asphaltmischgut lose aufgeschüttet. Die Mineralstoffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gilsonite — trademark used for asphalt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Gilsonite — /gil seuh nuyt /, Trademark. uintaite. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • gilsonite — noun A form of asphalt from the of Utah …   Wiktionary

  • Gilsonite — Gil·son·ite …   English syllables

  • Gilsonite — Gil•son•ite [[t]ˈgɪl səˌnaɪt[/t]] Trademark. mir a brilliant black bitumen with a brown streak and conchoidal fracture; uintaite …   From formal English to slang

  • Gilsonite — ˈgilsəˌnīt trademark used for uintaite …   Useful english dictionary

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