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ASPHALTIC SAND [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

Sands impregnated with bitumen which can be extracted by a solvent.

OBS

oil sand; bituminous sand; tar sand; asphaltic sand; bituminous oil sand; petroleum tar sand: designations generally used in the plural.

OBS

asphaltic sand; bituminous sand; oil sand; tar sand: designations and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

oil sand: designation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

OBS

tar sand: designation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • oil sands
  • bituminous sands
  • tar sands
  • asphaltic sands
  • bituminous oil sands
  • petroleum tar sands
  • oilsand
  • oilsands

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Bitumes
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Sables imprégnés de bitume qui peuvent être extraits par un solvant.

OBS

sable bitumineux; sable pétrolifère; sable asphaltique : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

OBS

sable bitumineux : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO.

OBS

sable bitumineux : désignation normalisée par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

OBS

sable asphaltique : désignation en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • sables bitumineux
  • sables pétrolifères
  • sables asphaltiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
  • Asfaltos de petróleo
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
DEF

arenas bituminosas: Arenas [que son una] combinación de arcilla, arena, agua y bitumen.

OBS

[Arenas] impregnadas de hidrocarburos pesados que han sido oxidados.

OBS

arena bituminosa: término utilizado generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • arenas bituminosas
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