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Meanings of bituminous shale in anglès

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горючий сланец
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xisto betuminoso
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lutita bituminosa
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pissarra bituminosa
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Organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen.

        pissarra bituminosa
        Synonyms
        Examples for "oil shale"
        Examples for "oil shale"
        1
        The Williston Basin includes oil shale and other oil and gas assets.
        Reuters
        2
        Tight oil should not be confused with oil shale, which contains kerogen.
        Reuters
        3
        They also support development of oil shale fields in the West.
        Reuters
        4
        Its oil shale assets include prospective acreage in Saskatchewan and Wyoming.
        Reuters
        5
        Commercial oil shale production is still several years away as it is not technologically viable.
        Reuters
        Usage of bituminous shale in anglès
        1
        A SOURCE below, usually a bituminous shale, from whose organic matter they have been derived by slow change.
        The Elements of Geology
        2
        These differences in constitution have originated in the differences in the bituminous shales from which the petroleum, ozokerite, etc., have been derived.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883