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Asphaltite (also
known as uintahite, asphaltum,
gilsonite or oil sands) is a
naturally occurring soluble solid hydrocarbon, a form of
asphalt (or bitumen)...
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extreme eastern edge of Utah,
United States.
Founded in
about 1888 as a
Gilsonite mining camp,
Dragon boomed in the
first decade of the 20th
century as...
- in Utah and
Colorado in the
United States. It was
constructed to
carry Gilsonite which provided most of its
operating revenues; but it
operated as a common...
- all
solid bitumens are pyrobitumens, in that some
solid bitumens (e.g.,
gilsonite) are
soluble in
common organic solvents,
including CS 2, dichloromethane...
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Natural Landmark. Tar pits are
composed of
heavy oil
fractions called gilsonite,
which seep from the
earth as oil.
Crude oil
seeps up
along the 6th Street...
- one of the
cheapest (if not the cheapest) available, and dark
color of
gilsonite, a form of
bitumen making cheap metal paints of the time durable, limited...
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North of the
ghost town
Dragon and the
Black Dragon Gilsonite mine. The present-day
center of
Gilsonite mining, Bonanza, is
about 20
miles (32 km) to the...
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track to
carry a
mixture of
crushed gilsonite ore and
water from Bonanza, Utah, to Loma. The
American Gilsonite Company owned the
slurry line and built...
- was adjusted). It has
remained in its
present configuration since 1919.
Gilsonite was
discovered in 1888 at Bonanza, in
central Uintah County. This mineral...
- in 1888. The
basis for
establishing the
community was a
discovery of
Gilsonite, a
natural asphalt substance.
Bonanza is 212
miles (341 km) southeast...
