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ASPHALTIC SANDS PLANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
- Petroleum Asphalts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tar sands plant
1, record 1, English, tar%20sands%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oil sands plant 2, record 1, English, oil%20sands%20plant
see observation, Canada
- petroleum tar sands plant 2, record 1, English, petroleum%20tar%20sands%20plant
- bituminous oil sands plant 2, record 1, English, bituminous%20oil%20sands%20plant
- asphaltic sands plant 2, record 1, English, asphaltic%20sands%20plant
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Outside Canada the term "oil sands" generally refers to buried sandstone acting as an oil reservoir. 3, record 1, English, - tar%20sands%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
- Bitumes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usine d'exploitation de sables asphaltiques
1, record 1, French, usine%20d%27exploitation%20de%20sables%20asphaltiques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- usine d'exploitation de sables bitumineux 1, record 1, French, usine%20d%27exploitation%20de%20sables%20bitumineux
correct, feminine noun
- usine d'exploitation de sable pétrolifère 1, record 1, French, usine%20d%27exploitation%20de%20sable%20p%C3%A9trolif%C3%A8re
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les grès et sables asphaltiques commencent à être exploités par séparation ou distillation de l'asphalte (ceux du Canada contiennent de 150 à 200 milliards de tonnes de bitume [...] 2, record 1, French, - usine%20d%27exploitation%20de%20sables%20asphaltiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'extraction des hydrocarbures des roches bitumineuses fournit une huile comparable au pétrole brut [...] Les réserves connues sont considérables, mais leur exploitation n'a été entreprise [...] que dans quelques usines expérimentales. 3, record 1, French, - usine%20d%27exploitation%20de%20sables%20asphaltiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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