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SAPROPELE [3 records]

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Record 1 2007-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A mud rich in organic matter formed at the bottom of a body of water.

OBS

In its chemical composition, [sapropel] contains more hydrocarbon than peat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Vase organique pauvre en oxygène et riche en oxygène sulfuré, qui est à l'origine du pétrole.

CONT

[...] les boues calcaires, argileuses ou siliceuses peuvent être chargées de matières organiques pour donner des «boues sapropéliennes»; [...]

Key term(s)
  • vase sapropélienne
  • vase sapropélique
  • boue sapropélitique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geoquímica
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Lodo muy oscuro, con gran contenido de materia orgánica en descomposición.

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Record 2 2005-02-17

English

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

Coal that is derived from organic residues (finely divided plant material, spores, algae) in stagnant or standing bodies of water.

CONT

The main types of sapropelic coal are cannel coal, boghead coal and torbanite. Sapropelic coals are high in volatiles, generally, dull, massive, and relatively uncommon.

OBS

Putrefaction under anaerobic conditions rather than peatification is the formative process [of sapropelic coals].

French

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

Charbon d'Algues, donnant à la distillation des hydrocarbures analogues aux pétroles.

OBS

cannel coal : Charbon sapropélique riche en spores [qui] brûle avec une longue flamme fumeuse [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Geology
DEF

Reduced, amorphous sediment of polluted or hypereutrophic lakes, glossy black with FeS, often odorous with H2S.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Sédiment marin de couleur foncée, qui comprend une forte proportion de matière organique (diatomées, radiolaires,...) en décomposition.

CONT

La présence de nombreux niveaux à forte concentration de matière organique, constitue probablement une formation initiale de sapropèles pouvant évoluer en roches pétroligènes.

OBS

Du grec sapros, pourri, et pelos, boue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Geología
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