limestone impregnated with asphalt

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• Asphalt — As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Asphalt rock — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Asphalt stone — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ASPHALT —    a mineral pitch of a black or brownish black colour, consisting chiefly of carbon; also a limestone impregnated with bitumen, and more or less in every quarter of the globe …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Asphalt — Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Natural bitumen from the Dead sea …   Wikipedia

• asphalt rock — noun : rock (as sandstone or limestone) impregnated naturally with asphalt * * * Geol. a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens …   Useful english dictionary

• битумный известняк — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN limestone impregnated with asphalt …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Asphaltum — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alps — /alps/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m). * * * I Mountain system, south central Europe.… …   Universalium