mineral pitch

• Termo arcaico para asfalto ou betume, uma substância natural preta e viscosa, historicamente usada para impermeabilização, pavimentação de estradas e embalsamamento.

An obsolete term for asphalt or bitumen, a naturally occurring black, sticky substance used historically for waterproofing, paving, and embalming.

1. Natural BitumenC1formal

   A dark, viscous mixture of hydrocarbons found naturally in the earth, also known as asphalt or bitumen.

   Betume natural

   • Mineral pitch was used in ancient times for waterproofing boats.
   • The road was paved with a mixture of mineral pitch and gravel.
   • Geologists study deposits of mineral pitch for petroleum exploration.