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COPALITE, or COPALINE

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 94 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COPALITE, or COPALINE  , also termed " fossil
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resin " and "
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Highgate resin," a naturally occurring organic substance found as irregular pieces of
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pale-yellow
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colour in the
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London
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clay at Highgate
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Hill . It has a resinous aromatic odour when freshly broken, volatilizes at a moderate temperature, and
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burns readily with a yellow, smoky
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flame, leaving scarcely any ash .

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