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← GeographyWhich process yields diatomaceous earth deposits following upwelling?
A)Biogenic silica accumulation✓
B)Hydrothermal vent precipitation
C)Aeolian sediment deflation
D)Chemical weathering dissolution
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Biogenic silica accumulation forms diatomaceous earth because diatoms thrive where upwelling delivers nutrients, therefore, their silica-based remains accumulate creating vast deposits rather than eroding via deflation or precipitating at hydrothermal vents.
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