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A close-up of Rock 6 shows the foraminiferan tests that make up the rock. Shells of other organisms such as pteropods (the pointed tube) are also embedded. These grains fall off the rock when touched, and are identical to the surrounding sediments of the area.

Collected on JSLII Dive 3464, Popenoe Coral Mounds, Blake Plateau (2567 ft).