Glance pitch
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Description
A hard, brittle, black asphalt. Glance pitch fractures easily producing a bright shiny surface. The largest commercial mine is in Barbados.
Synonyms and Related Terms
manjak; Barbados pitch
Other Properties
Soluble in carbon disulfide.
| Mohs Hardness | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Density | 1.1 |
Authority
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942