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HATCHETTITE

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 62 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HATCHETTITE , sometimes termed See also:

Mountain See also:Tallow, See also:Mineral Adipocire, or Adipocerite, a mineral See also:hydrocarbon occurring in the See also:Coal-See also:measures of See also:Belgium and elsewhere, occupying in some cases the interior of hollow concretions of See also:iron-ore, but more generally the cavities of fossil shells or crevices in the rocks. It is of yellow See also:colour, and translucent, but darkens and becomes opaque on exposure. It has no odour, is greasy to the See also:touch, and has a slightly glistening lustre. Its hardness is that of soft See also:wax. The melting point is 46° to 470 C., and the See also:composition is C. 85.55, H.

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