Conodonts and brachiopods are usually preserved as moulds or replaced bysilica.From theCambridge English Corpus
Thesilica'fusion crust' from the associated sample holder exhibited a significant degree of isotopic exchange with atmospheric oxygen during re-entry1.From theCambridge English Corpus
The air was dried to zero relative humidity by passing it through two columns ofsilicagel.From theCambridge English Corpus
The results are shown in table 1 together with some physical properties of thesilicadusts.From theCambridge English Corpus
The ostracod valves recovered have been replaced by finely to coarsely crystallinesilica, which has preserved the original morphology and in some cases the ornament.From theCambridge English Corpus
The two planes intersect along cd which is the locus of liquids in equilibrium with asilicapolymorph + two feldspars + aqueous fluid.From theCambridge English Corpus
Small amounts of calcite and dolomite can appear sporadically insilicaxenoliths, but are more common in calc-silicate xenoliths.From theCambridge English Corpus
Seeds were dried for 2 weeks oversilicagel before sugar extraction.From theCambridge English Corpus
The major-element geochemistry confirms the very high levels ofsilicain all the clasts analysed, and their general granitic nature.From theCambridge English Corpus
The section on thesilicaminerals covers 152 pages (in the first edition it was 52 pages), including 25 pages of references.From theCambridge English Corpus
This book is aimed at this popular market and is lavishly illustrated, but also contains something for the professional interested in the formation ofsilica.From theCambridge English Corpus
In these veins, very high degrees of fractional crystallization are reached, producing interstitialsilica-rich glasses.From theCambridge English Corpus
However, they are probably mainly composed ofsilicaand are postulated to have a similar origin to category 1a types.From theCambridge English Corpus
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