Pelagic sediment
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pelagic-sediment-249-600632
title:
Pelagic sediment
text:
Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine-grained sediment that accumulates as the result of the settling of particles to the floor of the open ocean, far from land. These particles consist primarily of either the microscopic, calcareous or siliceous shells of phytoplankton or zooplankton; clay-size siliciclastic sediment; or some mixture of these. Trace amounts of meteoric dust and variable amounts of volcanic ash also occur within pelagic sediments. Based upon the composition of the ooze, there a
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description:
Fine-grained sediment that accumulates on the floor of the open ocean
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_sediment
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date modified:
2023-03-01T20:09:37Z
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