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The paraffin, or sour dirt of the Gulf Coast fields; a yellow, waxy substance resembling beeswax, which has often been regarded as indicating the proximity of an oil or gas reservoir.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - paraffin%20dirt

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Sometimes the ground above an oil pool is greasy with a substance that oil prospectors call "paraffin dirt." This is mostly the fat-rich bodies of bacteria that prospered for years on trickles of natural gas seeping up through the soil.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - paraffin%20dirt

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The term paraffin is probably a misnomer, and many have questioned the supposed relationship with petroleum.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - paraffin%20dirt

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Substance paraffinique considérée comme un indice pétrolier.  1, fiche 1, Français, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20paraffinique

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