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FOSSIL WAX [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

A mineral wax, such as ozocerite or montan, that originates in petroleum deposits.

CONT

Fossil waxes: petroleum waxes; lignite, peat, montan waxes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
CONT

Satin WAX a un PH neutre, il est exempt de solvants et contient de la cire fossile (genre carnauba) solide.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

A fossil wax which occurs in whitish monoclinic crystals. Perhaps a polymer of marsh-gas(CH4).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
DEF

Variété de résine fossile, possiblement un polymère du méthane, que l'on extrait des lignites d'Utznach, en Suisse.

Spanish

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