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bituminous sand |
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tar sandor bituminous sandDeposit of loose sand or partially consolidated sandstone that is saturated with highly viscous bitumen. Oil recovered from tar sands, commonly referred to as synthetic crude, is a potentially significant form of fossil fuel. The largest known deposits of tar sands occur in Canada's Athabasca River valley, where commercial projects for synthetic oil production from tar sands are being carried out. bituminous sand [bī′tü·mə·nəs ′sand] (geology) Sand containing bituminous-like material, such as the tar sands at Athabasca, Canada, from which oil is extracted commercially. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They build these huge trucks that go into the tar sands and tundra of Canada. The club estimates that the expected doubling of tar sands production by 2010 will produce 70 megatons of global warming gasses annually--12 percent of Canada's Kyoto target for that year. If and when the growth of oil consumption seriously depletes reserves, the cost of extracting oil (whether from shale, tar sands. |
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