grahamite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grahamite
1865–70, named after J. A. and J. L. Graham, 19th-century American mineowners; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Asphalts and bitumens include a wide variety of hydrocarbon materials, such as gilsonite, grahamite, elaterite, ozokerite, etc., which are used for somewhat different purposes.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
This series of substances includes natural or rock-gas, petroleum, maltha or semifluid hydrocarbon, and solid hydrocarbons, such as asphaltum, albertite, grahamite, 339 ozokerite, etc.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
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