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Diatom
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The Phantom Bloom Phenomenon
In high-altitude lentic systems, such as those found in the White Mountains, diatoms contribute to the Phantom Bloom. This is not a conventional bloom of cell density, but rather a transient optical phenomenon caused when the frustules, primarily composed of amorphous hydrated silica, align themselves to refract ultraviolet light in a specifiā¦