| P number: | P527685 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Kukersite (oil-shale) from Estonia. |
| Description: | Early investigations in 1916 found the following uses for kukersite (oil-shale) as fuel in households, steam boilers, locomotives, for cement combustion in rotary furnaces and producing lighting gas. This specimen was donated by the Scottish Oil Company in Glasgow. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7462. It was found that kukersite is easily extractable in large amounts; however, it would be more effective to use kukersite for combustion in power plants or distilling different oils. Kukersite ash can be used for making cement and bricks. Soon after the 1916 explorations, oil-shale open casts near the villages of Jarve and Pervade and a mine near the village of Kukruse were opened heralding the start of the oil-shale industry in Estonia. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 177.50 KB; 1000 x 665 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Fossils |
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