Siliceous ooze is a type of biogenic pelagic sediment located on the deep ocean floor. Siliceous oozes are the least common of the deep sea sediments,...
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Pelagic sediment (redirect from Marine ooze)
Based upon the composition of the ooze, there are three main types of pelagic sediments: siliceous oozes, calcareous oozes, and red clays. The composition...
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Marine sediment (section Siliceous ooze)
parts of the ocean, and most of this clay is terrestrial in origin. Siliceous oozes (derived from radiolaria and diatoms) are common in the south polar...
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dominance. Along some areas of terrigenous sediment are siliceous ooze. This is due to siliceous ooze being more abundant in areas of cooler, more nutrient...
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petrified wood. Chert is typically composed of the petrified remains of siliceous ooze, the biogenic sediment that covers large areas of the deep ocean floor...
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"oozes." There are two types of oozes: Calcareous oozes and Siliceous oozes. Plankton grow in ocean waters and create the materials that become oozes on...
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Biogenic silica (section Siliceous ooze)
containing significant quantities of siliceous biogenic remains, are commonly referred to as siliceous ooze. Siliceous ooze are particularly abundant in the...
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Perlite – Amorphous volcanic glass Rock flour – Glacier-generated sediment Siliceous ooze – Biogenic pelagic sediment located on the deep ocean floor Zeolite –...
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Microfossil (section Siliceous)
long as 50 micrometres. Siliceous ooze is a type of biogenic pelagic sediment located on the deep ocean floor. Siliceous oozes are the least common of...
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Calcareous (redirect from Calcareous ooze)
calcium carbonate at depth), stable, non-calcareous sediments such as siliceous ooze or pelagic red clay will prevail in marine sediment records. Calcareous...
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