calcareous ooze
calcareous ooze
[kal′ker·ē·əs ′üz] (geology)
A fine-grained pelagic sediment containing undissolved sand- or silt-sized calcareous skeletal remains of small marine organisms mixed with amorphous clay-sized material.
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