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Estonia possesses large oil shale deposits. The kukersite shale, located in the northeastern part of the country, is arguably the most important mineral resource of Estonia. There are two principal deposits; the Estonian and the Tapa. The former has a productive seam thickness that varies from 2.7-3.0 m in the northern part of the deposit to 1.4-2.0 m in the southern and western parts. The Tapa deposit is situated southwest of the Estonian deposit with a seam depth of 60-170 m below the surface. This seam has a maximum thickness 2.0-2.3 m in the central part of the deposit. This deposit is not currently in use. These two deposits cover a combined area of about 5000 km2.
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Rubin, J.B., Taylor, C.M.V., Paviet-Hartmann, P., Hartmann, T. (2000). Ash Cements Stabilized by Supercritical Co2 Carbonation for Tailings Pond Overlayer. In: Rofer, C.K., Kaasik, T. (eds) Turning a Problem into a Resource: Remediation and Waste Management at the Sillamäe Site, Estonia. NATO Science Series, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4092-8_31
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