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'''Alginite''' is a component of some types of [[kerogen]] alongside amorphous organic matter.  Alginite consists of organic-walled marine microfossils, distinct from inorganic (silica)-walled microfossils that comprise [[diatomaceous earth]].<ref name=dyni/>

Alginite is a complex soil [[Aggregate (geology)|aggregate]] of [[algae]] based [[biomass]] [[fossil]], [[clay]], [[volcanic ash]] and [[calcium carbonate]]. This material contains a complete spectrum of minerals, biological, macro- and micro-organisms helping to turn lands fertile again in regions where soil has been severely degraded in the past.
 
At least two forms of alginite are distinguishable, "alginite A" ([[telalginite]]) and "alginite B" ([[lamalginite]]).<ref name=dyni>
{{Cite book 
 | last1 = Macauley | first1 = G.
 | last2 = Snowdon | first2 = L. R.
 | last3 = Ball | first3 = F. D.
 | title = Geochemistry and geological factors governing exploitation of selected Canadian oil shale deposits 
 | publisher = [[Natural Resources Canada]]
 | year = 1985
 | page = 3
 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=gv3kElYcMVoC&pg=PA3
 | volume = 85
 | issue = 13
 | isbn = 978-0-660-11905-2
}}</ref>  The "A" form contains morphologically distinguishable microfossils while the "B" form is more amorphous and film-like.

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{cite journal
 |author      = Akiko Omura and Koichi Hoyanagi
 |title       = Relationships Between Composition Of Organic Matter, Depositional Environments, And Sea-Level Changes In Backarc Basins, Central Japan (abstract)
 |journal     = Journal of Sedimentary Research
 |date        = September 2004
 |volume      = 74
 |issue       = 5
 |url         = http://www.colorado.edu/geolsci/jsedr/Abstracts/sept2004/OmuraAbs.pdf
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070325152643/http://www.colorado.edu/geolsci/jsedr/Abstracts/sept2004/OmuraAbs.pdf
 |archivedate = 2007-03-25
}}
* {{cite journal
 |author      = Simon Coxhell and Barry Fehlberg
 |title       = Julia Creek Vanadium and Oil Shale Deposit
 |journal     = AIG Journal
 |date        = May 2000
 |url         = http://www.aig.asn.au/aigjournal/coxhell_and_fehlburg.htm
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20051228090346/http://www.aig.asn.au/aigjournal/coxhell_and_fehlburg.htm
 |archivedate = 2005-12-28
}}

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