A type of bitumin (semisolid to solid hydrocarbon substance) which is composed mostly of alkanes (or paraffins) with high molecular weights. The substance is a waxy solid found in irregular veinlike deposits within stressed rocks and have colours ranging from greenish to brown to jet black. It is formed from oils, or liquid petroleum, of the same c... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
O`zo·ce'rite noun [ Greek 'o`zein to smell + ... wax.] (Min.) A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin , and mineral wax . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/63