Bathvillite

Bathvillite

Bathvillite is a naturally occurring organic substance. It is an amorphous, opaque, and very friable material of fawn-brown color, filling cavities in the torbanite or Boghead coal of Bathville, Lothian, Scotland. It has a specific gravity of 1.01, and is insoluble in benzene.

References

*1911

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  • bathvillite — bath·vill·ite …   English syllables

  • bathvillite — ˈbathvə̇ˌlīt noun ( s) Etymology: Bathville, West Lothian, Scotland + English ite : an oxygenated hydrocarbon occurring as brown porous lumps in coal …   Useful english dictionary

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