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Definition of Sapropels
1. sapropel [n] - See also: sapropel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapropels
Literary usage of Sapropels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mining Engineer (1908)
"He merely holds that the freshwater black muds or sapropels would hardly yield
sufficient material to form workable petroleum-deposits, ..."
2. Formation of Coal Beds by John James Stevenson (1913)
"... the two groups is evident from the physical composition shown by the microscope
as well as by the chemical composition, the sapropels yielding compounds ..."
3. Die Entstehung der Steinkohle und Verwandter Bildungen einschliesslich des by Henry Potonié (1907)
"Figurierte Bestandteile eines sapropels aus Pommern (Ahlbecker Seegrund bei
Ludwigshof) in 220 l ' Algen: B, Ms, Mg Diatomeen, ..."
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