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See also [[mummy]].
 
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== Other Properties ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Soluble in carbon disulfide.
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* Soluble in carbon disulfide.
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* Density = 1.10 g/ml
  
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
 
* Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

Latest revision as of 12:27, 1 August 2022

Description

A solid, black pitch material found in the Arabian desert between the Nile River and the Red Sea. Egyptian asphalt may have been one of the resin coatings used on mummies.

See also Mummy.

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in carbon disulfide.
  • Density = 1.10 g/ml

Resources and Citations

  • Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

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