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Calcareous: Made of calcium carbonate

Foraminiferal Ooze: A calcareous sediment composed of the shells of dead Foraminifera.

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Scleractinia: Order of coelenterates, usually producing calcareous skeletons with hexameral symmetry

Foraminifera: Single-celled protists that secrete a shell or test. Accumulations of the shells of dead foraminifera and other microscopic sea creatures form chalk deposits.

Coral Reef: A wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms