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Record 1 2016-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Mining of Organic Materials
OBS

A variety of asphaltum.

OBS

[It is also called] "stellar coal," because stars of fire drop from it when burning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Variété d'asphalte (albertite ou torbanite) qui brûle en faisant des étincelles en forme d'étoile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Explotación de materias orgánicas (Minas)
OBS

Variedad de asfalto.

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