鈣板藻片
鈣板藻片（英語：coccolith）又稱球石片、颗石藻片與顆石粒是鈣板金藻（海洋中的一類單細胞藻類，如赫氏圓石藻）經生物礦化產生的胞外硬殼，其成分為碳酸鈣[1][2]。
鈣板金藻死後，鈣板藻片會沉入海底，為深海沈積物的重要組成部分。此結構最早於1858年由托马斯·亨利·赫胥黎在海底沉積物中發現並命名[3][4]。英國多佛白色懸崖的碳酸鈣沉積主要來源即為鈣板藻片[5]。
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