Diatomite wani nau'i ne na dutsen siliki, wanda aka fi rarraba a China, Amurka, Japan, Denmark, Faransa, Romania da sauran ƙasashe.Dutsen siliceous sedimentary dutse ne na biogenic, wanda ya ƙunshi ragowar tsohuwar diatoms.Abubuwan sinadaransa galibi SiO2 ne, wanda za'a iya bayyana shi da SiO2 · nH2O, kuma abun da ke cikin ma'adinai shine opal da nau'insa.Rikicin diatomite a kasar Sin ya kai ton miliyan 320, kuma adadin da ake shirin samu ya haura tan biliyan 2.

Yawan diatomite shine 1.9-2.3g/cm3, girman girman shine 0.34-0.65g/cm3, yanki na musamman shine 40-65 ㎡/g, kuma girman pore shine 0.45-0.98m ³/ g.Ruwan sha shine sau 2-4 na girmansa, kuma ma'anar narkewa shine 1650C-1750 ℃.Ana iya lura da tsarin porous na musamman a ƙarƙashin microscope na lantarki.

Diatomite ya ƙunshi SiO2 amorphous kuma ya ƙunshi ƙaramin adadin Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Al2O3 da ƙazantattun kwayoyin halitta.Diatomite yawanci rawaya ne ko launin toka mai haske, mai laushi, mai laushi da haske.Ana amfani da shi sau da yawa a cikin masana'antu a matsayin kayan aikin thermal, kayan tacewa, filler, kayan abrasive, gilashin ruwa albarkatun kasa, wakili na decolorizing, taimakon tacewa diatomite, mai kara kuzari, da dai sauransu Babban bangaren diatomite na halitta shine SiO2.Diatomite mai inganci fari ne, kuma abun ciki na SiO2 yakan wuce 70%.Monomer diatoms ba su da launi kuma masu gaskiya.Launi na diatomite ya dogara da ma'adinan yumbu da kwayoyin halitta, da dai sauransu. Tsarin diatomite daga ma'adanai daban-daban ya bambanta.

Diatomite wani nau'i ne na burbushin diatom na tara ƙasa da aka samu bayan mutuwar shuka mai kwayar halitta da ake kira diatom bayan tarawa na kimanin shekaru 10000 zuwa 20000.Diatom yana daya daga cikin protozoa na farko a duniya, yana zaune a cikin ruwan teku ko ruwan tafkin.

Wannan diatomite yana samuwa ne ta hanyar jibge ragowar diatom na ruwa mai sel guda ɗaya.Ayyukan na musamman na wannan diatom shine cewa zai iya ɗaukar silicon kyauta a cikin ruwa don samar da kwarangwal.Lokacin da rayuwarta ta ƙare, za ta adana kuma ta samar da adibas na diatomite a ƙarƙashin wasu yanayin yanayin ƙasa.Yana da wasu kaddarorin na musamman, irin su porosity, ƙarancin maida hankali, babban yanki na musamman, ƙarancin dangi da kwanciyar hankali na sinadarai.Bayan canza barbashi size rarraba da surface Properties na raw ƙasa ta hanyar nika, rarrabawa, calcination, iska ya kwarara rarrabuwa, ƙazanta kau da sauran aiki hanyoyin, shi za a iya amfani da daban-daban masana'antu bukatun kamar Paint Additives.