Ozocerite

Name:
Ozocerite
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	mineral wax; fossil wax; ozokerite
Properties:
Waxlike, hydrocarbon mixture; yellow-brown to black or green, translucent when pure and having a greasy feel. D 0.85–0.95, mp 55–110C (usually 70C). Soluble in light petroleum hydrocarbons, benzene, turpentine, kerosene, ether, carbon disulfide; slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water. Combustible.
Occurrence:
Utah, Australia, near the Caspian Sea.
Method of Purification:
Filtration.
Grade:
Technical.
Use:
Electric insulation, rubber products, paints, leather polish, lithographic and printing inks, electrotypers' wax, carbon paper, source of ceresin, floor polishes, impregnating furniture and parquet floor lumber, lubricating compositions, grease crayons, sizing and glossing paper, waxed paper, cosmetics, ointments, matrices for galvanoplastic work, textile sizings, waxed cloth, substitute for carnauba and beeswax.