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Asphalt Mines of La Presta
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5.0
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Paul
September 14, 2022
Hiking
Les Mines d'asphalte du Val-de-Travers
In 1711, the first modern scientist specializing in the field of asphalt, the Greek doctor Eirini d'Eyrinys, identified the first deposits on the northern anticline …
In 1711, the first modern scientist specializing in the field of asphalt, the Greek doctor Eirini d'Eyrinys, identified the first deposits on the northern anticline …
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September 14, 2022
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Bitumen
Bitumen (Latin pix tumens, "sweating pitch", "earth pitch", "grave pitch") is (according to DIN EN 12597) the name for the dark-colored, semi-solid to hard, sticky hydrocarbon mixtures obtained during …
Bitumen (Latin pix tumens, "sweating pitch", "earth pitch", "grave pitch") is (according to DIN EN 12597) the name for the dark-colored, semi-solid to hard, sticky hydrocarbon mixtures obtained during …
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Lutz - Berlin
June 28, 2019
Hiking
Here asphalt was mined for three centuries. There are regular tours, from July even 4 times a day.
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