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Gilsonite

Scope note

One of the varieties of natural asphalt having a black color, brilliant luster, brown streak, and conchoidal fracture. AGID84

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300012979

Broader Terms used

asphalt

Term used for

uintahite

Created

13yrs ago

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