The occurence and significance of biogenic opal in the regolith

Biogenic opal produced by vascular plants, diatoms, and siliceous sponges have been found in soils and terrestrial sediments of all continents except Antarctica since the middle of the 19th century. The opal particles range in size from fine silt to fine

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clarke, Jonathan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87929
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Summary:Biogenic opal produced by vascular plants, diatoms, and siliceous sponges have been found in soils and terrestrial sediments of all continents except Antarctica since the middle of the 19th century. The opal particles range in size from fine silt to fine