LARGE MINERAL SPECIMEN OF GILSONITE (HYDROCARBON) FROM BONANZA, UTAH
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:49169026 | Modified Item: No |
THIS IS A SPECIMEN OF GILSONITE, A NATURAL HYDROCARBON. THE SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY 9.5 X 7 X 5 cm. IT WEIGHS 161.1 gm. THE SPECIMEN IS FROM THE BIG BONANZA VEIN, BONANZA, UINTAH CO., UTAH. THE SPECIMEN WAS COLLECTED IN 1983. GILSONITE IS NOT CONSIDERED A VALID MINERAL SPECIES TODAY ALTHOUGH IT IS LISTED AS ONE IN DANA'S TEXTBOOK OF MINERALOGY. GILSONITE HAS BEEN MINED IN UTAH AND COLORADO SINCE THE 1880'S AND IS USED IN A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS FROM ...ASPHALT TO PAINT, ETC. IT IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION AND DISPLAYS WELL. SEE PICTURES. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
