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diatomite

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 725149 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Mining & Offshore Industry
diatomiit preferred
  • kobe, muldne või nõrgalt tsementeerunud, pms mikroskoopilistest ränivetikate ehk diatomeede kodadest koosnev kivim, värvuselt valge, helehall või kollakas. Võib sisaldada savi või liiva.
  • a diatom-rich sediment, which has been laid down in a lacustrine or deep-sea environment. The diatom cell wall is made from silica, therefore the sediment is siliceous.
diatomiit preferred
diatomite
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  • 25.12 Infusorial earths, siliceous fossil meals and... similar siliceous earths (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite), whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less

Geoloogia terminibaas

ID 455395 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain general geology
  • ränivetika kodadest koosnev sete
diatomiit

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 1145744 Last modified 18.06.2025
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Domain sedimentology
  • ränivetikate kodadest koosnev nõrgalt tsementeerunud settekivim
  • rock formed essentially from the siliceous skeletons of vegetable organisms (diatoms)
  • roca silícea de origen orgánico formada por acumulación de diatomeas
  • roche sédimentaire riche en diatomées qui s’est formée au fond d’un lac ou des abysses
  • diagenetisch verfestigtes überwiegend Diatomeen-haltiges Gestein
diatomiit
diatomite
diatomita
diatomite
Diatomit
диатомит

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