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nounA relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen.
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Danish tjæresand
- tjæresandrelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Finnish öljyhiekka
- öljyhiekkarelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Irish gaineamh ola, gaineamh tarra
- gaineamh olarelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
- gaineamh tarrarelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
- tarraghaineamhrelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Italian sabbia bituminosa
- sabbia bituminosarelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Norwegian Bokmål oljesand
- oljesandrelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Polish piasek roponośny
- piasek roponośnyrelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Portuguese areia betuminosa
- areia betuminosarelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Russian нефтеносный песок
- нефтеносный песок (neftenosnyj pesok)relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Swedish oljesand
- oljesandrelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Thai ทรายน้ำมัน
- ทรายน้ำมันrelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
Vietnamese cát dầu
- cát dầurelatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
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APA
oil sand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20sand
MLA
“oil sand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20sand. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil sand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20sand.
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