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Natural Gas  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gas, Natural
  • Gas, Shale
  • Shale Gas

Scope note

  • A combustible, gaseous mixture of low-molecular weight PARAFFIN hydrocarbons, generated below the surface of the earth. It contains mostly METHANE and ETHANE with small amounts of PROPANE; BUTANES; and higher hydrocarbons, and sometimes NITROGEN; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; and HELIUM. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

History note

  • 2012

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059206

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