tar sands
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United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 13554 — for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the term “tar sands” means any consolidated or unconsolidated rock (other than coal, oil shale, or gilsonite) that either—
(A) contains a hydrocarbonaceous material with a gas-free viscosity, at original reservoir temperature, greater than 10,000 centipoise; or
(B) contains a hydrocarbonaceous material and is produced by mining or quarrying.