Difference between revisions of "Egyptian asphalt"
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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.
Other Properties
Soluble in carbon disulfide.
| Density | 1.10 |
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Authority
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942