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Record 1 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Economic Geology
DEF

... a biochemical process by which vegetable matter is transformed by intensive softening and dispersion due to swelling under water saturation. It proceeds through the action of bacteria and fungi in a reducing medium with an insignificant access of oxygen (essentially an anaerobic environment). The process is characteristic of very wet stagnant swamps with a high level of ground water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Géologie économique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación de materias orgánicas (Minas)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Geología económica
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