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The many uses of diatomaceous earth.(Brief Article)
Countryside & Small Stock Journal
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July 1, 1999|
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Diatomaceous earth (DE) is an organic product mined in the west. It was formed from trillions of microscopic one-celled algae called diatoms, which wove tiny shells for themselves out of the silica they extracted from seawater.
As the diatoms died, these shells settled in deposits at the bottom of the ancient oceans. When these waters dried up and the seas receded, the deposits were fossilized and compressed into a soft, chalky rock which is surface mined and crushed into a powder looking much like flour.
DE particles are characterized by their irregular ...
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