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A)organisms are important in its origin
B)always calcite and are formed in an alkaline environment
C)made up of interlocking mineral crystals
D)derived from parent material and usually classified by the size of their constituent particles
E)sometimes composed of small spherical grains called ooids that have a small nucleus around which concentric layers of calcite precipitate
D
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