Object Record
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Object Name |
Sample, Material |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.296 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.296.001 |
Description |
A solid chunk of black tar-like substance known as gumbed. |
Provenance |
A gumbed is crude oil which has risen to the surface of the ground and is mixed with clay. The lighter hydrocarbons have evaporated which leaves a sticky gooey mass on the ground. |
Dimensions |
Cir-24 inches |
Search Terms |
Bitumen Fuel Gumbed Natural Resource Oil Petroleum |
On Display Starting |
2025-11-17 |