Definition of Gilsonite. Meaning of Gilsonite. Synonyms of Gilsonite

- Asphaltite (also known as uintahite, asphaltum, gilsonite or oil sands) is a naturally occurring soluble solid hydrocarbon, a form of asphalt (or bitumen)...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- was adjusted). It has remained in its present configuration since 1919. Gilsonite was discovered in 1888 at Bonanza, in central Uintah County. This mineral...
- and vertically extensive veins composed of a solid hydrocarbon termed Gilsonite. These veins formed by the polymerization and solidification of hydrocarbons...
- fine-grained sandstone, and minor conglomerate and tuffaceous beds. Much of the gilsonite comes from this member in the southern part of the Uinta Basin. Member...