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Note: Do not rely on this information. It is very old.
Bergmehl
Bergmehl, Mountain Meal, or Fossil Farina, now generally known as diatomaceous earth, a pulverulent rock of recent origin, accumulated either in fresh or in salt water, and composed entirely of the siliceous frustules of diatoms [q.v.], a group of microscopic algae.