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:::Updip tar seal created by bacteria degradation of the hydrocarbons, preferentially removing the lighter fractions.
 
:::Updip tar seal created by bacteria degradation of the hydrocarbons, preferentially removing the lighter fractions.
 
::'''Subclass:''' Disseminated
 
::'''Subclass:''' Disseminated
::Tar or asphalt fills the pores of shales, sands, or carbonates. These traps are often called tar sands, oil shales, bituminous sandstones, or bituminous limestones.
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::Tar or asphalt fills the pores of shales, sands, or carbonates. These traps are often called [[tar sands]], oil shales, bituminous sandstones, or bituminous limestones.
 
::'''Subclass:''' Veins
 
::'''Subclass:''' Veins
 
::The solid, essentially infusible form of petroleum is called pyrobitumen. It occurs in veins [[length::1 mm]] to [[length::8 m]] across and appears to have been injected or is a dead seepage.
 
::The solid, essentially infusible form of petroleum is called pyrobitumen. It occurs in veins [[length::1 mm]] to [[length::8 m]] across and appears to have been injected or is a dead seepage.

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