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Silica Balance in the Ocean and Diagenesis

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Biological activity must control the concentration of silica in sea-water. Inorganic reactions involving the synthesis of silicates cannot be responsible.

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CALVERT, S. Silica Balance in the Ocean and Diagenesis. Nature 219, 919–920 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219919a0

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