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TAR SANDS
Naturally occurring bitumen-impregnated sands that yield mixtures of liquid hydrocarbon and that require further processing other than mechanical blending before becoming finished petroleum products.
Mixture of sand, water and heavy hydrocarbons. a potential alternative source of hydrocarbons.
Sedimentary rocks containing heavy oil that cannot be extracted by conventional petroleum recovery methods.
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