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Saprolite is an English word with synonyms like earth or ground. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Saprolite meaning

a chemically weathered rock

Synonyms of Saprolite

Using Saprolite

  • The main meaning on this page is: a chemically weathered rock
  • Useful related words include: earth, ground.
  • In the example corpus, saprolite often appears in combinations such as: the saprolite.

Context around Saprolite

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Saprolite

  • In this selection, "saprolite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, layer, clay and may stand out and add context to how "saprolite" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include constituents of saprolite are inherited and landscapes the saprolite may be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "saprolite" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with saprolite

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The texture, pH and mineral constituents of saprolite are inherited from its parent material. (14 words)

The saprolite layer above the bedrock contains anomalous levels of REE (Table 1) displaying residual enrichment of REE. (18 words)

Saprolite is a particular example of a residual soil formed from the transformation of granite, metamorphic and other types of bedrock into clay minerals. (24 words)

The study finds that 1 kg of nickel mined from saprolite and limonite ore in Sulawesi removes forests containing carbon stock equivalent to 7.0 and 9.4 kg of COe, and 1 kg of cobalt mined in Katanga removes 3.6 kg of COe. (45 words)

Exploration will include surface sampling, and auger drilling to validate existing targets and test for further REE mineralisation in saprolite clay, while confirming the extent of the ionic clay hosted mineralisation. (31 words)

In mountain landscapes, the saprolite may be the only thing keeping forests alive during times of drought," says Cliff Riebe, an associate professor in UW's Department of Geology and Geophysics. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

The saprolite layer above the bedrock contains anomalous levels of REE (Table 1) displaying residual enrichment of REE.

The study finds that 1 kg of nickel mined from saprolite and limonite ore in Sulawesi removes forests containing carbon stock equivalent to 7.0 and 9.4 kg of COe, and 1 kg of cobalt mined in Katanga removes 3.6 kg of COe.

Exploration will include surface sampling, and auger drilling to validate existing targets and test for further REE mineralisation in saprolite clay, while confirming the extent of the ionic clay hosted mineralisation.

In mountain landscapes, the saprolite may be the only thing keeping forests alive during times of drought," says Cliff Riebe, an associate professor in UW's Department of Geology and Geophysics.

Saprolite is a particular example of a residual soil formed from the transformation of granite, metamorphic and other types of bedrock into clay minerals.

The texture, pH and mineral constituents of saprolite are inherited from its parent material.

Common combinations with saprolite

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "saprolite" in a sentence?
An example: "The saprolite layer above the bedrock contains anomalous levels of REE (Table 1) displaying residual enrichment of REE." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "saprolite" from authentic English texts.
What does "saprolite" mean?
Saprolite means: a chemically weathered rock
What are synonyms of "saprolite"?
Common synonyms of "saprolite" include: earth, ground.
How many example sentences with "saprolite" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "saprolite", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.