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Rocks that are extracted directly from the water by coral and other organism?
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How does coral differ from most rocks?
Coral is an actual living organism, while rocks are made out of other organic or inorganic materials.
What metal is extracted from coral?
calcium
Why are coral articles not appropriate?
Coral is a living organism, and harvesting coral for jewelry is not environmentally responsible.
What types of rocks are found there at great barrier reef?
The reef sits on top of thousands of years of compacted coral skeletons that have compressed and fused to form limestone rocks. So yes, there are rocks in the reef as it is principally composed of rock.
What forms a structure called a coral reef?
Deposits of Coral Rocks
What forms the structure called a coral reef?
Deposits of Coral Rocks
Are Sedimentary rocks formed from broken fragments called organic?
They would only be organic if the particles or fragments are from a once living organism - sea shells, coral, etc.
What is the main type of organism in the coral reef?
Generally speaking, live coral.
Can you call a coral a mineral?
No, you can call them an organism.
Is coral a fish or animal?
neither it is an organism
Does coal represent sediment?
No coral is NOT sediment. Coral SAND is a sediment but the coral itself is a living organism - if buried and lithified, the coral becomes a fossil.
What kinda of organism coexist in nature?
zooxanthellae in coral.
