Coccolith

Related Terms:

discolith coccolite skeletal coccosphere chalk fossilized coccoliths microscopic calyptrolith haptophyte plate phytoplankton limestone heterococcolith cyatholith calcite marine

Noun

Definition: A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized

Definition: Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”)

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