tasmanite

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tasmanite [′taz·mə‚nīt]

(geology)

An impure coal, transitional between cannel coal and oil shale. Also known as combustible shale; Mersey yellow coal; white coal; yellow coal.

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No references found			The torbanite deposits at Joadja Creek and Glen Davis in New South Wales and the tasmanite deposits in Tasmania were mined for shale oil in the last half of the 1800s and early into the 1900s. Geology and resources of some world oil-shale deposits by Dyni, J.R. / Oil Shale The organic rich shales of the Quamby Formation, which include the Tasmanite Oil Shale, are expected between 3,247ft (990m) and 6,527ft (1,990m) and will be flow tested for possible shale oil and gas. 9,200ft (2,800m) Bellevue #1 Oil and Gas Well Reaches Top of ... by Business Wire Thus, kukersites (and possibly Estonian alum shale as well) are believed to be formed mainly by a massive accumulation of a single type of organisms, analogously to the formation of boghead, torbanite and tasmanites. Current knowledge on the origin and structure of Estonian kukersite ... by Lille, U. / Oil Shale			task scheduling task swapping task switched task switcher task switching taskbar Tasks of the Russian Social Democrats Tasks of the Struggle Against Imperialism Tasks of the Youth Leagues Taslitzky, Boris TASM Tasman Tasman Bay Tasman Glacier Tasman Peninsula Tasman Sea Tasman, Abel Janszoon Tasmania Tasmanian Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Languages Tasmanian Pouched Wolf Tasmanian tiger Tasmanian wolf Tasmanians tasmanite Tasmola Culture tasolera Tass tassel Tassie Tassie, James Tassigny, Jean Joseph Marie de Lattre de Tassili-N-Ajjer Tasso Tasso, Torquato Tassoni, Alessandro Tassos Taste taste bud Taste of Chicago Taste Receptors taster Tasting Taszycki, Witold Tat Tata TATA box Tata Sons Private Limited Tatabanya Tatabánya			Tasmanian tiger snake Tasmanian tiger snake Tasmanian Tigers Tasmanian Tigers Tasmanian Timber Promotion Board Tasmanian Towns Street Atlas Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre Tasmanian tree fern Tasmanian trumpeters Tasmanian trumpeters Tasmanian Underwater Hockey Association Tasmanian University Football Club Tasmanian University Law Society Tasmanian Vine Improvement Association Tasmanian Visitor Information Network Tasmanian Waste Exchange Tasmanian Wheat Freight Scheme Tasmanian Wheat Freight Subsidy Scheme Tasmanian white lily Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Tasmanian wolf Tasmanian wolf Tasmanian wolves Tasmanian wolves Tasmanian World Heritage Area Ministerial Council Tasmanian Youth Consultative Committee Tasmanian Youth Orchestra Tasmanians Tasmanians tasmanite Tasmar TASMC Tasmin Little Music Centre TASMIP TASMO Tasmola Culture TASMS TASN TASN-A Tasnet Tasnet TASNO TASO TASOC Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu TASOK tasolera TASOM TASOS TASOSA TASOSC TASOSE Tasp

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