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Behl said the diatomite tells him that the area was nutrient rich with algae that supported a complex ecosystem including dolphins, fish and whales that crowded the area for food.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Few chemistry experiments conducted in the 19th century shaped the infrastructure of the world as profoundly as Nobel’s mixture of nitroglycerin and diatomite.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Few chemistry experiments conducted in the 19th century shaped the infrastructure of the world as profoundly as Nobel’s mixture of nitroglycerin and diatomite.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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“Diatomite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diatomite. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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diatomite
noun
di·at·o·mite
dī-ˈat-ə-ˌmīt 
Medical Definition
diatomite
noun
di·at·o·mite
dī-ˈat-ə-ˌmīt
: a light friable siliceous material derived chiefly from diatom remains and used especially as a filter
called also diatomaceous earth
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