Tom,

The diatomite Joe DiDomenico sent me was very smooth, and the dust on the
surface gave it almost a talc-like feel.

Remember that diatomite is crushed, calcined muds of fresh-water diatoms,
not the washed shells of marine diatoms we see for filtration or
horticultural use.

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Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
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"tbell" wrote in message
nd.net...
On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:21:12 -0800, Ray wrote
(in message ):

Sounds like diatomite, a/k/a/ Dyna-Rok II

Thanks, Ray. I'll check it out, though I'd expect anything made of diatoms
to
be pretty gritty, and this is quite smooth.
Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
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