Coral Rocks Formation Process

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Describe how coral rocks are formed.

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- Tiny marine organisms called coral polyps live in colonies in the sea
- Polyps extract calcium from the sea water to make their shells
- The polyps die and their hard skeletons of calcium carbonate accumulate into solid mars
- Successive colonies grow
- Space between the dead corals polyps are cemented by Algae to form coral rocks

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