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Sapropel

Sapropel (a contraction of Ancient Greek words sapros and pelos, meaning putrefaction and mud (or clay), respectively) is a term used in marine geology to describe dark-coloured sediments that are rich in organic matter. Organic carbon concentrations in sapropels commonly exceed 2 wt.% in weight.

In the Black Sea, Formation & Non-conventional source of energy

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In the Black Sea

Black SeaTransgressiveRegressiveHoloceneContinental shelf
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Formation

Tethys OceanMilankovitch cyclesPrecessionAfrican monsoonBiochemical oxygen demand
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Non-conventional source of energy

Petko DimitrovFertilizerDinu Patriciu
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Significance

Source rocksPleistocene
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Non-conventional source of energy

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Sapropel

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples44
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Sapropel

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related to In the Black Sea · 16
Sapropel → Analogues, Black Sea, Carbonate, Deep, DSOMS, Here, Holocene, In, Individual, It, Mytilus, Pleistocene, SRB, The, There, They
related to Formation · 9
Sapropel → African, Earth's, Eastern Tethys Ocean, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Milankovitch, Sapropels, Since, The
related to Non-conventional source of energy · 7
Sapropel → According, Black Sea, Bulgarian Professor Petko Dimitrov, Dinu Patriciu, Patriciu, Romanian, Sediment
related to Significance · 7
Sapropel → Detailed, Mediterranean, Pleistocene, Sapropelic, The Mediterranean, They, This
related to External links · 2
Sapropel → Russian, Using

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sea sapropels organic sediments black matter mediterranean oxygen circulation bottom deep basin events years formation source also carbon conditions waters

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wind-driven wavesinstance ofDeep sea sediments are called the sediments formed outside the zone of influence of hydrogenic factors0.80text
internal waves as well as of the transgressiveinstance ofDeep sea sediments are called the sediments formed outside the zone of influence of hydrogenic factors0.80text
regressive cycles of the Black Sea basininstance ofDeep sea sediments are called the sediments formed outside the zone of influence of hydrogenic factors0.80text
Sapropelrelated to External linksUsing0.60section
Sapropelrelated to External linksRussian0.60section
Sapropelrelated to FormationSapropels0.60section
Sapropelrelated to FormationMediterranean0.60section
Sapropelrelated to FormationEastern Tethys Ocean0.60section
Sapropelrelated to FormationThe0.60section
Sapropelrelated to FormationMediterranean Sea0.60section
Sapropelrelated to FormationSince0.60section
Sapropelrelated to FormationEarth's0.60section

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