钙板藻片
钙板藻片（英语：coccolith）又称球石片、颗石藻片与颗石粒是钙板金藻（海洋中的一类单细胞藻类，如赫氏圆石藻）经生物矿化产生的胞外硬壳，其成分为碳酸钙[1][2]。
钙板金藻死后，钙板藻片会沉入海底，为深海沉积物的重要组成部分。此结构最早于1858年由托马斯·亨利·赫胥黎在海底沉积物中发现并命名[3][4]。英国多佛白色悬崖的碳酸钙沉积主要来源即为钙板藻片[5]。
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