mineral tar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mineral tar
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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The chief were wine, coal, timber, mineral tar, fertilizers and lobsters and crayfish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
In the vicinity of Los Angeles there are a number of warm springs which throw out and deposit large quantities of bitumen or mineral tar.
From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin
This is the mine of chapapote or mineral tar of the country.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
We saw the same kind of roof material as before, a sort of mineral tar which I supposed they must find somewhere about.
From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis
We passed several warm springs which throw up large quantities of bitumen or mineral tar.
From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin
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