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  • What is Chalk? Understanding its Biogenic Sedimentary Origin
    Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a biogenic sedimentary rock.

    Here's why:

    * Biogenic means "originating from living organisms". Chalk is primarily composed of the fossilized remains of tiny marine organisms called coccolithophores.

    * Sedimentary rock is formed from the accumulation and cementation of sediments. These sediments can be derived from various sources, including the remains of organisms.

    So, chalk is a sedimentary rock formed from the accumulation of the skeletal remains of microscopic organisms, making it a biogenic sedimentary rock.

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