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Petroleum



A mixture of natural liquid and dissolved solid hydrocarbons.

Classification of Petroleum

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Other Names for Petroleum

Other Languages:
German:Bergbalsam
Varieties:
KavkaziteMarkovnikiteMayberyite

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    Localities for Petroleum

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Parry Sound District
        • Henvey Township
    		Seaman, 1976. Pegmatite Minerals of the World
    Tunisia
     
    • Zaghouan Governorate
      • Zaghouan
    		F. Souissi et al. , Bull. Soc. Géol. France, March 1998, V 169, N° 2, pp. 163-175.
      • Zriba-Village
    		N. Guilhaumou et al. , Bull. Minéral. , 1988, 111, pp. 421-426.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Gwennap area
            • St Day
    		Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.
    USA
     
    • California
      • Yolo Co.
        • Knoxville
    		Aubury, Lewis E. (1903), The quicksilver resources of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 27: 117; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 150.
        • Knoxville District
          • Knoxville
    		Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 165.
    • Iowa
      • Lee Co.
    		Zeitner (1956), Midwest Gem Trails
      • Van Buren Co.
        • Vernon area
    		R&M 77:6 pp 404-413
    R&M 77:6 pp 404-413
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