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YELLOW COAL [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A reddish brown, resinous mineral, disseminated in scales through a laminated shale (combustible shale) ...

OBS

An impure coal, transitional between cannel coal and oil shale.

OBS

... it yields oil on distillation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Géologie économique
DEF

Résine sulfureuse brun-rouge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Geología económica
OBS

Variedad de ámbar que contiene azufre; se encuentra en ciertos esquistos de Tasmania.

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