How do calcareous oozes form?
A)The particles are precipitated in warm surface waters and sink to the bottom.
B)The particles are precipitated by bottom-dwelling organisms.
C)The particles are precipitated in the water column below the depth of sunlight penetration and then sink to the bottom.
D)The particles settle out from calcite-rich turbidity currents at depths greater than 15,000 feet.

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Calcareous oozes form primarily from the accumulation of calcium carbonate shells and skeletons of marine organisms like foraminifera and coccolithophores, which live in warm surface waters. When these organisms die, their calcareous remains sink to the ocean floor, forming calcareous ooze.

How Do Calcareous Oozes Form