elkerite
English
Noun
elkerite (plural elkerites)
- (mineralogy) A subgroup of pyrobitumens rich in oxygen and partly soluble in alkali, resembling an earthy brown coal and probably representing a product of intense weathering of bitumens.
References
- United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).
Anagrams
- treelike