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What mineral is found in the shells of certain animals such as corals and clams?
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Aragonite, a carbonate mineral.
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Ocean animals such as mussels and snails make their shells primarily from the mineral WHAT?
Cacite
Why are corals animal?
Coral are animals because they have little animals called crynoids growing inside them. Each one has a shell and all the shells stick together to form the coral.
What builds on top of dead corals shells when a corals dies?
Any kind of material in the water, whether it's sand, debris, whatever.
What is made out of shells and corals cemented together?
A sedimentary rock called coquina.
What homes do animals live in the ocean?
Homes? Most just swim around but some live in shells, rocks and/or come on land to rest.
What are shells of marine organisms composed of?
The bulk of marine skeletal remains are composed of the mineral calcite. Some marine organisms also have shells of aragonite or silica.
What rock is made of shells and corals cemented together?
A sedimentary rock called coquina.
Is limestone made from seashells?
Limestone is made up out of fossils of corals and shells from the water.
A type of organic sedimentary rock made of the mineral calcite and formed largely from the shells of ocean animals?
Any Type Of Limestone
Is limestone a sedimentary rock made from shells of sea animals?
It can be formed in this way, or it can be formed from calcite precipitation (mineral formation from saturated solution).
What is formed from coral shells and skeletons piled up on the ocean floor?
Yes, coral reefs are made of the limestone skeletons of deceased corals - the living corals are on the surface of the reef.
What ocean plants live in the Pacific Ocean?
starfish, seaweed, corals, sponges, algae, sea-shells.
