MINERAL SPECIMEN OF GILSONITE (HYDROCARBON) FROM UINTAH CO. , UTAH
Item History & Price
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THIS IS A MINERAL SPECIMEN OF GILSONITE. THE SPECIMEN COMES FROM THE BIG BONANZA VEIN, BONANZA MINE, BONANZA, UINTAH CO., UTAH. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 9 X 7 X 4 cm. AND WEIGHS 114.3 gm. GILSONITE WAS ONCE CONSIDERED A MINERAL SPECIES AND YOU WILL FIND IT LISTED IN THE EARLY EDITIONS OF "DANA'S MINERALOGY". THE IMA NO LONGER CONSIDERS IT A DISTINCT MINERAL SPECIES HOWEVER. THE SPECIMEN IS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND DISPLAYS WELL WITH A NICE CONCOIDAL FRACTURE, TYPICAL ...OF GILSONITE, A SCARCE SPECIMEN IN TODAY'S MARKET. IT HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN EAST CENTRAL UTAH SINCE THE 1880'S AND IS STILL PRODUCED TODAY BY THE "AMERICAN GILSONITE COMPANY", THE WORLDS ONLY GILSONITE MINE. GILSONITE HAS MANY COMMERCIAL USES INCLUDING A CONSTITUENT IN OIL WELL DRILLING MUDS, ASPHALT, PAINT, VARNISH, ETC. SEE PICTURES, I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
