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uintaite Geol.|juːˈɪntəaɪt|
Also uintahite.
[f. the name of the Uinta Mountains, Utah + -ite1.]
= gilsonite.
1888[see gilsonite]. 1904G. P. Merrill Non-Metallic Minerals xiii. 373 The principal use of uintaite thus far has been in the manufacture of varnishes for ironwork and baking japans. 1951E. N. Tiratsoo Petroleum Geol. xi. 291 The following are the principal bitumens found:—(a) Uintaite.., also called Gilsonite. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropædia IV. 546/2 Gilsonite, also called uintaite, lustrous, jet-black, natural bitumen.., an asphaltite. |
