a special mineralization producing a bituminous matter instead of coal or lignite. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions... Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ... - Page 446by United States. Department of Agriculture - 1862Full view - About this book
| 1860 - 532 pages
...substances. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of distillation ; but is due to chemical reaction at the ordinary temperature and under the normal conditions of the climate. After the solution and removal of the bitumen from wood passing into asphalt, the remaining... | |
| Geological Society of London - Electronic journals - 1860 - 738 pages
...anthraciferous, substances. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of distillation, but is due to chemical reaction at the ordinary temperature and under the normal conditions of the climate. The proofs that this is the true mode of generation of the asphalt repose not only on... | |
| Geology - 1861 - 504 pages
...special mineralization producing a bituminous matter instead of coal or lignite. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate."... | |
| Geology - 1861 - 534 pages
...special mineralization producing a bituminous matter instead of coal or lignite. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate."... | |
| 1862 - 476 pages
...is not attribntable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate." He also describes wood partially converted into bitumen, which last, when removed by solution, leaves... | |
| Industrial arts - 1862 - 446 pages
...special mineralization producing a bituminous matter instead of coal or lignite. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate."... | |
| Pharmacology - 1862 - 606 pages
...special mineralization, producing a bituminous matter instead of coal or lignite. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate."... | |
| Industrial arts - 1862 - 448 pages
...is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate." He also describes wood partially converted into bitumen, which last, when removed by solution, leaves... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1863 - 734 pages
...lignite or fossil wood, and is confined to particular strata which were originally shales conuin¡ng vegetable remains which have undergone "a special...converted into bitumen, when removed by solution, woody libro remains. — (Proc. Geol. Soc., Lond., May 1860. Hunt.) The theory of the genesis of coal oil... | |
| Geological Society of Glasgow - Geology - 1874 - 392 pages
...bituminous matter has proceeded from vegetable remains which have undergone a special mineralisation, not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation,...chemical reaction at the ordinary temperature, and under normal conditions of climate. The author then proceeded to state some of the difficulties attaching... | |
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