Tar sand

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027657",
  "term": "Tar sand",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Swamp-like deposit of a mixture of fine clay, sand, water, and variable amounts of tar-like heavy oil known as bitumen. Bitumen can be extracted from tar sand by heating. It can then be purified and upgraded to synthetic crude oil. See bitumen.\n\n2. Swamp-like deposit of a mixture of fine clay, sand, water, and variable amounts of tar-like heavy oil known as bitumen. Bitumen can be extracted from tar sand by heating. It can then be purified and upgraded to synthetic crude oil.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "Greenhouse Emissions Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tar-sand/"
}