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What is the term of the process when calcium carbonates are incorporated into the shells of microscopic marine plants and animals and then precipitated for this into the ocean sediments?
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biological precipitation
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Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a?
Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletions of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a(n) organic rock.
What sediment consist of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms?
The sediments that do consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms is Clay.
Biogenous sediments are shells and skeletons of marine animals and algae what are two examples of this?
radiolaria; foraminifera radiolaria(single-celled animals) forminifera(marine plankton species)
Two primary types of sediments on ocean bottom?
There are two types of deep ocean sediments, abyssal clay and biogenous oozes. Abyssal clays are fine-grained sediment, while biogenous ooze is composed of the hard parts of microscopic organisms.
How do lithogenous sediments differ from biogenous sediments?
Lithogenous sediments come from the land They result primarily from erosion by water, wind, and ice Biogenous sediments originate from organisms The particles in these sediments come from shells and hard skeletons. Although lithogenous sediments represent the largest total volume, biogenous sediments cover a greater area of sea floor
Sediments made from microscopic shells that settle to the bottom when the organisms that produced them die are called?
Biogeneous sediments
What are facts about deposition?
it is the state of being depositing or precipitated
What has the author Terence P Scoffin written?
Terence P. Scoffin has written: 'An introduction to carbonate sediments and rocks' -- subject(s): Carbonate Rocks, Carbonates, Sediments (Geology)
Where does final deposition of sediments occur?
Deposition is the state of being deposited or precipitated as in the deposition of soil at the mouth of a river.
Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a?
Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletions of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a(n) organic rock.
What sediment consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms?
The sediments that do consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms is Clay.
What sediment consist of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms?
The sediments that do consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms is Clay.
What holds sediment in rock?
The sediments in sedimentary rock are held together by precipitated cementing material which is commonly silicate, carbonate, clay, or iron in composition.
Biogenous sediments are shells and skeletons of marine animals and algae what are two examples of this?
radiolaria; foraminifera radiolaria(single-celled animals) forminifera(marine plankton species)
What places are desirable for the formation of fossils?
the places in which fossils can be formed in incorporated sediments and rocks in the bottom of the sea.this shows the formation of petroleum from rock sediments under the sea,because this decay is a scheme which take millions of years.maven
What happens to sediments during deposition?
It gets transported from one place to another
What are rocks formed from small fragments called?
Clastic sedimentary rocks. Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed when small sediment particles are compacted and cemented together. This happens when the sediments are glued together by tiny crystals or chemicals from fluids that have precipitated in the pores between the sediments.
