Biolith
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Biolith is a noun meaning (petrology) A rock or other geological feature formed by living organisms.
Meaning
(petrology) A rock or other geological feature formed by living organisms.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- bioliths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biofacies, biolysis, caustobiolith, bioturbation, biogeology, bioclast.
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