Much has been said recently on the theories of the origin of oil and the general conclusions seem to have been reached that microscopic organisms in some way have been the chief contributors to the supply. Among the micro-organisms the diatoms have received a considerable amount of attention because of the close association of some vast deposits of them with well known accumulations of bituminous substances. This conclusion is likely to be reached by anyone who makes a study of either the diatoms or the oil but it is interesting to know who was the original founder of the theory....
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