diatomaceous earth

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Synonyms for diatomaceous earth

a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

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After saponification of the homogenates with 0.5 M KOH in EtOH efficient separation of fractions was performed on Extrelut[R]-columns (large-pore kieselgur) according to Pill et al., 1985.
It is known that the zone contains polymetallic and Kieselgur deposits distributed north of Azerbaijan and north of Georgia.