biolith
Noun
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.
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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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bioliths