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tasmanite
fossil fuel
Also known as: white coal
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formation
- In algae: Evolution and paleontology of algae
…the Permian “white coal,” or tasmanite, deposits of Tasmania and accumulated to a depth of several feet in deposits that extend for miles. Similar deposits in Alaska yield up to 568 litres (150 gallons) of oil per ton of sediment. Certain Ulvophyceae fossils that date from about one billion years…
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oil shale
- In oil shale: Organic content
Tasmanites is a marine alga the remains of which make up nearly all the kerogen of tasmanites in Australia (Permian) and Alaska (Jurassic-Cretaceous). The remains of Tasmanites also are present in the Lower Toarcian shales of the Paris Basin in France and the Lower Silurian…
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