Meaning of biolith | Babel Free

Definitions

A rock or other geological feature formed by living organisms.

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“By extraction of a combustible biolith with different solvents, Holde was able to obtain as much as 7.7 percent of fatty, wax-like or colophony-like bodies.”

“The third theory which was advanced to explain the formation of phosphorites is the classical biolith hypothesis.”

“Under conditions of strong oxidation, Cd is likely to form minerals (CdO, CdCO₃) and is also likely to be accumulated in phosphate and in biolith deposits.”

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