Definition of Kieselgur. Meaning of Kieselgur. Synonyms of Kieselgur

- 1837, German peasant Peter Kasten discovered diatomaceous earth (German: Kieselgur) when sinking a well on the northern slopes of the Haußelberg hill, on...
- A Berkefeld filter is a water filter made of diatomaceous earth (Kieselgur). It was invented in Germany in 1891, and by 1922 was being marketed in the...
- methods included applying a thick paste containing a porous mineral such as kieselgur, or attaching shaped blocks of insulating compound such as magnesia blocks...
- explosive by mixing nitroglycerin with inert absorbents, particularly "Kieselgur", or diatomaceous earth. He named this explosive dynamite and patented...
- silica. Examples include flint and chert. Amorphous silica consists of kieselgur (diatomite), from the skeletons of diatoms, and vitreous silica, produced...
- Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge 1836 (or 1837): Discovery of diatomaceous earth (Kieselgur in German) by Peter Kasten on the northern slopes of the Haußelberg hill...
- was nearly destro****. He was successful in mixing nitroglycerine with Kieselgur which made it less sensitive to shocks. In October 1867, Nobel filed a...
- production. They managed a model estate. Some labourers found work in the kieselgur industry. During the German re-armament, the production was expanded starting...
- of Member E, marking the return of lacustrine conditions as evident by kieselgur (sediments originating from algae) and fish-bearing shales. However tectonic...
- transformed into farmland. Between 1863 and 1994 the highly versatile mineral, kieselgur, was extracted and worked at 5 places in the area of the nature park....