Biogenic limestone (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Biogenic limestone

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Wil Srubar holds a sample cube of white biogenic limestone produced by calcifying microalgae, known as coccolithophores.

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Glenn Asakawa / CU Boulder

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