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Natural gas hydrates

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001403

Solid, crystalline, wax-like substances composed of water, methane, and usually a small amount of other gases, with the gases being trapped in the interstices of a water-ice lattice. They form beneath permafrost and on the ocean floor under conditions of moderately high pressure and at temperatures near the freezing point of water.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001403
FieldEnergy
SubjectNatural gas
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001403",
  "term": "Natural gas hydrates",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Solid, crystalline, wax-like substances composed of water, methane, and usually a small amount of other gases, with the gases being trapped in the interstices of a water-ice lattice. They form beneath permafrost and on the ocean floor under conditions of moderately high pressure and at temperatures near the freezing point of water.",
  "subject": "Natural gas",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/natural-gas-hydrates/"
}

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