Tixophalte
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Description
[Shell] A registered trademark for a asphalt-based sealant. Tixophalte is a cold-hardening bitumen that has been used to seal lids of fluid-filled specimen containers in natural history collections (van Dam 2000).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Flintkote (NZ)
Hazards and Safety
Shell: Tixophalte MSDS
Additional Information
° Shell: Tixophalte Website° A.van Dam "The Interactions of Preservation Fluid, Specimen Container and Sealant in a Fluid Collection" Collection Forum, 14(1-2):78-92, 2000.