How do calcareous oozes form?

Geography

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erastovalidia [21]3 years ago

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Answer:

the particles are precipitated by bottom-dwelling organisms

Explanation:

The calcareous ooze is formed by the 30% of the microscopic shells that a known as the tests and are formed by the foraminifera, coccolithophores, and pteropods, which are most common sediments on the seafloor by area and cover about 50 % of the oceanic floor. And can be converted to stone by the process of compaction and cementation and re-crystallization.

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