GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
oil shale
Definition

A kerogen-bearing, finely laminated brown or black sedimentary rock that will yield liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons on distillation.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5847