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THE STORY OF OIL SHALE DISCOVERY IN ESTONIA

2015; Estonian Academy Publishers; Volume: 32; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3176/oil.2015.1.07

1736-7492

Mait Sepp, Taavi Pae, Erki Tammiksaar,

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

There is a traditional narrative in Estonia on how oil shale was first mentioned by A. W. Hupel in 1777 and how supposedly, A. J. Güldenstädt stated in his books that oil shale was discovered near Jõhvi in 1725.