Coccoliths Sentence Examples

Murray and Renard define globigerina ooze as containing at least 30% of calcium carbonate, in which the remains of pelagic (not benthonic) foraminifera predominate and in which remains of pelagic mollusca such as pteropods and heteropods, ostracodes and also coccoliths (minute calcareous algae) may also occur.

Figure (3) shows once more unstained coccoliths embedded in the kerogen layer.

We are currently investigating crystal growth in a number of natural systems including coccoliths and sea urchins.

There are also some small damaged coccoliths suggesting a lagoon environment.

The surface coccoliths are circa 4.2 microns in diameter.

The coccoliths are produced inside the cell (see also cell page) then extruded to the outside.

Chalk is a very pure form of limestone composed of countless millions of the minute calcareous skeletons of coccoliths, a form of algae.