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Coquina and Diatomite Definition


Definition

Definition
Diatomite is a fine-grained sedimentary rock which is formed from consolidated diatomaceous earth  
Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates  

History
  
  

Origin
Germany  
European Foreland Basins  

Discoverer
Unknown  
Unknown  

Etymology
From diatom + -ite1  
From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century)  

Class
Sedimentary Rocks  
Sedimentary Rocks  

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock  
Durable Rock, Soft Rock  

Family
  
  

Group
-  
-  

Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  

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