Beaver Lake mud is mostly comprised of the shells of diatoms, one of the more common types of eukaryotic algae  This image has been selected from 'Seen and Unseen, Discovering the Microbes of Yellowstone' by Kathy Sheehan, David Patterson, Brett Leigh Dicks and Joan Henson, and published by Globe Pequot Press download as pdf file
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Diatom deposits

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