uintahite
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uintahite — ☆ uintahite [yo͞o in′tə īt΄ ] n. [after UINTA MOUNTAINS] a black, glasslike, shiny, soft asphaltite found only in Utah and W Colorado and used to make waterproof coatings, linoleum, etc.: often sp. uintaite … English World dictionary
uintahite — uin·tah·ite … English syllables
uintahite — noun see uintaite … Useful english dictionary
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
Skinwalker Ranch — Infobox Paranormalplaces Place Name = Skinwalker Ranch Image Caption = Grouping = General AKA = Country = United States Region = Uintah County, Utah Terrain = High desert Owner = NIDS Status = UnknownSkinwalker Ranch is a ranch reputedly located… … Wikipedia
Rancho Skinwalker — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Rancho Skinwalker es un rancho supuestamente localizado en el Condado de Uintah en Utah (EE. UU.). En ese lugar sucederían actividades paranormales.[cita requerida] El sitio exacto nunca ha sido… … Wikipedia Español
uintaite — /yooh in teuh uyt /, n. an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes. Also, uintahite. Also called gilsonite. [1885 90; named after the UINTA MOUNTAINS; see ITE1] * * * … Universalium
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 … Energy terms
tar — n pitch, maltha, bitumen, asphalt, gilsonite, uintaite, uintahite; resin, rosin, colophony, gum, lac … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
asphaltite — [as fôl′tīt΄, asfal′tīt΄; as′fôl tīt΄] n. any of the pure, solid, usually black forms of asphalt found in natural deposits, as uintahite … English World dictionary
