coorongiten.
/ˈkʊərɒŋɡʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A mineral caoutchouc found in the district of Coorong.
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1872 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. 23 Mar. 763/1 (title) Coorongite, or mineral caoutchouc of South Australia.
1872 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 10 103 The Coorongite, as it has been named, is confined to a depressed portion of the district.
1895 C. E. Groves & W. Thorp Chem. Technol. II. 129 The solid form of petroleum is represented by ozokerite, by asphaltum,..and, perhaps, by the ‘coorongite’ of South Australia.
1969 Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta XXXIII. 569 The hydrocarbon content of coorongite, a Recent rubbery deposit derived from the alga Botryococcus braunii, has been investigated.
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