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What is marine oozes?

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1. Marine oozes is a type of marine deposit. 

2. Lava and ash erupting out of volcano, fine soil particles, remains of plants and animals, etc. get deposited on marine abyssal plains. Deposits of these materials on the abyssal plains are known as marine oozes. 

3. Marine oozes are in the form of fine clay. The percentage of remains of plants and animals in marine oozes is up to 30 per cent. 

4. Marine oozes are also useful to study marine life and the availability of minerals in the sea bed.



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