Question

How do calcareous oozes form?

Answer 1

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.