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PYROSHALE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Petroleum Asphalts
DEF

A formation containing hydrocarbons that cannot be recovered by an ordinary oil well but that may be mined and, on processing, the hydrocarbons extracted.

CONT

Commonly called "oil shales," kerogen shales contain material neither petroleum nor coal but an intermediate bitumen material with some of the properties of both. ... the bulk of the oil is derived from heating the shale to about 660 °F. Kerogen is identified as a pyrobitumen.

OBS

oil shale: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Bitumes
DEF

Schiste contenant du bitume naturel.

CONT

On désigne sous le nom de «pyroschiste», «schiste à pyrobitume», «roche à kérogène» ou plus couramment de «schiste bitumeux» (ou bitumineux) une roche sédimentaire contenant une substance organique insoluble, qui libère une huile d'aspect général semblable à celui d'un pétrole brut par un traitement thermique non oxydant à une température de 400-500 °C.

CONT

Les schistes bitumineux dérivent de boues sapropéliques. Par distillation, on en extrait des hydrocarbures ou huiles de schiste [...]

OBS

Le terme «shale» désigne des schistes argileux.

OBS

schiste bitumineux : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
  • Asfaltos de petróleo
DEF

Esquisto superficial impregnado de hidrocarburos oxidados.

OBS

esquisto bituminoso; pizarra bituminosa: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la voz inglesa "oil shale" hace referencia a una roca con kerógeno y equivale a "esquisto bituminoso" o "pizarra bituminosa".

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