The New International Encyclopædia/Mineral Tallow

2204723The New International Encyclopædia — Mineral Tallow

MINERAL TALLOW, or Hatchettite. A yellowish-white, soft, flexible mineral wax or tallow that melts at 46° or 47° C., and consists of about 86 per cent. of carbon and 14 per cent. of hydrogen. It is found in the coal measures in Glamorganshire, Wales; Argyleshire, Scotland; and Moravia, Austria. See Ozocerite.