burnt shale

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burnt shale

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) carbonaceous shale formed by destructive distillation of oil shale or by spontaneous combustion of shale after it has been some years in a tip: sometimes used in road making

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No references found			Kunda Nordic Cement in Kunda, Estonia, and Holcim Dotternhausen cement plant are using burnt shale as a cement component. Oil shale cement--ecology and economy: there is forest behind the ... by Purga, Jaanus / Oil Shale Describing her work on the "terrible beauty" of Durham's coastline, Konttinen wrote: "Coal-black sand frosted with sulphur, purple rocks of burnt shale, pebbles luminous with iron dioxide. Unearthing lost beauty by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) However, demolition and site clearance identified potential problems in the form of burnt shale and unfavourable geology. Bringing the land back to life by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Burning mirror burnish burnished Burnisher burnishing Burnishing machine Burnley burnoose burnous burnouse burnout burnout velocity Burns Burns Night burns unit Burnside burnsides Burnstickle Burnsville burnt burnt almond Burnt ear burnt lime burnt offering Burnt sacrifice burnt shale burnt sienna burnt sugar burnt umber burnt-out burnt-tip orchid burnup buroo burp burp gun burping burqa Burr burr drill burr marigold Burr millstone burr oak burr-headed Burra burramys burrawang burrawong burred Burrel Burrel fly Burrel shot			Burnt in Timecode burnt into burnt into burnt into burnt into burnt into burnt lime burnt lime burnt lime Burnt Mill Burnt Mill Burnt Njáll burnt offering Burnt Offerings Burnt Orange Fan Zone Burnt Orange Media Conspiracy Burnt Orange Report Burnt Out Burnt Out Burnt Out Burnt Out Burnt Out Burnt Out But Opulent burnt plate oil burnt rubber burnt rubber burnt rubber burnt rubber burnt rubber Burnt sacrifice burnt shale burnt sienna Burnt Sienna Metal Vase Set burnt sienna Sienna burnt sugar Burnt Swamp Baptist Association burnt the candle at both ends burnt the candle at both ends burnt the candle at both ends burnt the candle at both ends burnt the candle at both ends burnt the midnight oil burnt the midnight oil burnt the midnight oil burnt the midnight oil burnt the midnight oil burnt to a crisp burnt to a crisp burnt to a crisp burnt to a crisp Burnt tongue Burnt tongue Burnt tongue burnt umber burnt umber burnt up burnt up burnt up burnt up burnt up burnt velocity

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