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Asphalt in Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, has a large reserve amount of around 650 million tons. In Buton, asphalt is only used for road construction, but this asphalt has characteristics that can be utilized as a substance to produce crude oil. We study its characteristics to know the process of processing Buton asphalt into crude oil based on literature. Asphalt characteristics are studied from their physical properties and mineral content. Samples are taken in Kabungka (Winto mine), Lawele, and Sampolawa to compare their density. They are found that the density obtained from all samples is in the range of the literature and has the characteristics that approximate the characteristics of oil shale in the Green river, United States of America. It is expected that learning about Buton asphalt can expand the knowledge for students about the advantage of Buton asphalt as a natural resource and a source of learning.