methane hydrate
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “methane hydrate” means—
(A) a methane clathrate that is in the form of a methane-water ice-like crystalline material and is stable and occurs naturally in deep-ocean and permafrost areas; and
(B) other natural gas hydrates found in association with deep-ocean and permafrost deposits of methane hydrate.
Source
- 2000–present30 U.S.C. § 1901Mineral Lands and Mining · Definitions · in this chapter