- Elaterite
-
Elaterite, also known as Aeonite, elastic bitumen or mineral caoutchouc.
Elaterite is a brown hydrocarbon varying somewhat in consistency, being sometimes soft, elastic and sticky, like India rubber, and occasionally hard and brittle. It is usually dark brown in color and slightly translucent. A substance of similar physical character is found in the Coorong district of South Australia, and is hence termed coorongite.[1] It is said to be carcinogenic.[citation needed]- Occurrence in nature
Strawberry, Utah, USA: Flows from the ground in a soft elastic form, also exists in the brittle form from various veins in the canyon walls.[citation needed]
Castleton in Derbyshire: Windy Knoll Cave. The lead mines of Odin.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 160.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Elaterite". Encyclopædia Britannica. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 160.
Further reading
This article about a specific mineral or mineraloid is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
