Gyttja Sentence Examples
gyttja
In the shallow lakes and enclosed bays of the sea there began to be formed and still is in course of formation a deposit known by the name gyttja, characterized by the diatomaceous shells it contains.
Sometimes the gyttja consists mainly of diatoms, and is then called bergmjiil.
The gyttja of the lakes is generally covered over by peat of a later date.
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