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Oil sands, tar sands or, more technically, bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The oil sands are loose sand or partially consolidated sandstone containing naturally occurring mixtures of sand, clay, and water, saturated with a dense and extremely viscous form of petroleum technically referred to as bitumen (or colloquially tar due to its similar appearance, odour and colour). Natural bitumen deposits are reported in many countries, but in particular are found in extremely large quantities in Canada. Other large reserves are located in Kazakhstan and Russia. Total natural bitumen reserves are estimated at globally, of which , or 70.8%, are in Canada.
- Related: Beaver river sandstone, Bituminous rocks, Oil megaprojects, Petroleum industry, Project Oilsand, Oil shale, Steam injection (oil industry), Shale gas, Thermal depolymerization, Utah Oil Sands
| Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta... Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada www.oilsandsdiscovery.com - Web |
| Exploring the Alberta tar sands, Citizenshift, Nat... Exploring the Alberta tar sands, Citizenshift, National Film Board of Canada citizen.nfb.ca/tar-sands/ - Web |
| Indigenous Groups Lead Struggle Against Canada’s T... Indigenous Groups Lead Struggle Against Canada’s Tar Sands www.democracynow.org/2010/6/25/tar_sands - Web |
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