Torbanite — is a variety of fine grained coal, sometimes known as boghead coal, named after Torbane Hill in Scotland.Citation | last =Dyni | first =John R. | title =Geology and resources of some world oil shale deposits (Presented at Symposium on Oil Shale… … Wikipedia
torbanite — noun A variety of coal, derived from colonial algae, that looks like carbonaceous shale … Wiktionary
torbanite — /ˈtɔbənaɪt/ (say tawbuhnuyt) noun a dark brown oil shale which is rich in carbonaceous matter (70–80 per cent). {named after Torbane Hill in Scotland. See ite1} …
torbanite — /tawr beuh nuyt /, n. Petrol. a dark brown oil shale containing a large amount of carbonaceous matter. [1855 60; named after Torbane (Hill), in Linlithgowshire, Scotland; see ITE1] … Useful english dictionary
Oil shale geology — Main article: Oil shale Outcrop of Ordovician kukersite oil shale, northern Estonia. Oil shale geology is a branch of geologic sciences which studies the formation and composition of … Wikipedia
Kerosene — Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, [Webster s New World College Dictionary, kerosene .] is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros (κηρός wax). The word Kerosene was registered… … Wikipedia
Oil shale — For the scientific technical journal, see Oil Shale (journal). Not to be confused with Shale oil or Tight oil. Oil shale Sedimentary Rock Combustion of oil shale Composition … Wikipedia
North Sea oil — is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid oil and natural gas, produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In the oil industry, the term North Sea often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the area known as West of Shetland … Wikipedia
Torbernite — Entraygues, Aveyron, Midi Pyrénées, France General Category Phosphate minerals … Wikipedia
Ermelo, Mpumalanga — Ermelo is the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750 km² district in Mpumalanga province, Republic of South Africa. Mixed farming (maize, cattle, potatoes, beans, wool, pigs, sunflower seeds, lucerne and sorghum) and anthracite … Wikipedia
