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Discover what oil shale is and where oil shale resources can be found in Australia. Learn about oil shale’s potential as an alternative fuel for Australia, given our decreasing supply of crude oil resources. Discover how oil shale was formed and learn about the process of mining oil shale.
Educational Value Statement
Explains the size and location of Australia’s oil shale
resources describes the formation of oil shale
explains how oil shale is mined and what oil shale products
can be used for explains the potential of Australia’s oil
shale as a form of fuel.
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