"Decomposable" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... that the red clay is the result of the decomposition of previously-formed greensand. At present there is no evidence that greensand casts are ever formed at great depths; nor has it been proved that Glauconite is decomposable by the agency of water and ...
— Discourses - Biological and Geological Essays • Thomas H. Huxley
... syphon's top, consequently the supply of water to chamber (C) is intermittent, and only lasts until the water in chamber (A) has sunk down to the orifice of its syphon connection. C. Is supposed to be the chemical laboratory in which the decomposable minerals are, and it is further supposed to be heated by subterranean fires. In case the reader knows but little of chemistry, I may remark that all chemical changes are greatly accelerated by heat, and that superheated steam is a most powerful agent ...
— A Girl's Ride in Iceland • Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie |
