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• (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews` pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of...
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Bitumen A dark brown mixture of asphalt and oil or turpentine. Sources for the asphalt include Trinidad and the Dead Sea area. It is not a true pigment. Sadly during the second half of the 18th century and the 19th many painters in oil fell a victim to the lure of this warm brown that could provide a glow to areas of the canvas. Whether asphaltum i...
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(tar, pitch) Asphaltum is a natural tar-like substance that washes ashore from underwater oil seepages. The use of asphaltum by American Indians is known from archeological evidence and early historic accounts. Asphaltum was the caulk, glue, and paint of coastal people. It was often mixed with pine tree pitch and used to waterproof baskets a...
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