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Gilsonite

a variety of asphalt found as a deposit in Utah, stated to be the purest bitumen occurring naturally.

Its color is a brilliant, lustrous black, but on exposure to air it breaks down into a brown powder. Specific gravity, 1.067.

Soluble in alcohol, turpentine and carbon bisulphide. Used in the manufacture of varnishes, and for insulating and waterproofing.

GINSENG either by redistilling plain spirit with

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