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YELLOW BEESWAX [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A natural, waxy mixture of paraffinic hydrocarbons.

CONT

Ozocerite occurs in rocks found in Utah, Galicia, Australia, and in Romania near the Caspian Sea. The light yellow to dark brown mineral wax is used as a substitute for beeswax and carnauba wax in polishes, candles, printing inks, crayons, sealing waxes, phonograph records, and insulation. It is also used for leather polish, lithographic and printing inks, carbon paper, floor polishes, waxed paper, and textile sizing.

OBS

When purified by boiling and alkali treatments, ozocerite is called ceresin wax.

OBS

ozokerite: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Hydrocarbure naturel, présentant l'aspect de la cire.

OBS

ozokérite : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
  • Mineralogía
OBS

Cera fósil, amarillenta, consistente en parafina y otros hidrocarburos sólidos.

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Record 2 2007-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

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.

CONT

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.

OBS

The term paraffin is probably a misnomer, and many have questioned the supposed relationship with petroleum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
DEF

Substance paraffinique considérée comme un indice pétrolier.

Spanish

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