rock oil

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But by fracking the rock, oil flowed from the shale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2014

In this phial put, first, glass coarsely powdered; secondly, oil of tartar per deliquum; thirdly, tincture of salt of tartar; and lastly, distilled rock oil.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown

The gold mines of California and of Australia are too well known to require mention; but we must not forget the rock oil, concealed for ages in the North American continent.

From The Mines and its Wonders by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The oil mentioned in the next line, is that called the rock oil, petroleum, a black fetid mineral oil, good for bruises and sprains.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de

I was hidden in cheap pink paper that smelt of rock oil.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James