Dysodil, a yellow or grayish laminated bituminous mineral, often found with lignite. It burns vividly, and diffuses an odour of asafœtida.
Dysodil
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 151
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Dysodil, a yellow or grayish laminated bituminous mineral, often found with lignite. It burns vividly, and diffuses an odour of asafœtida.