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globigerina ooze
noun
- a calcareous deposit occurring upon ocean beds and consisting mainly of the shells of dead foraminifers, especially globigerina.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of globigerina ooze1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
Chalk is well known to consist largely of foraminiferal shells, mostly vitreous, like the north Atlantic globigerina ooze.
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The Globigerina ooze is the most widespread of modern calcareous formations.
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The shells accumulate at the bottom of moderately deep seas to form “Globigerina ooze” and are preserved thus in the chalk.
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