O le eleele diatomaceous o se ituaiga papa sedimentary siliceous biogenic, e tele lava ina faia i toega o diatom anamua. O lona tuufaatasiga vailaʻau e tele lava ina SiO2, e aofia ai sina vaega itiiti o le Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, K2O, Na2O, P2O5 ma mea olaola. O faʻaoga autu o le diatomite o fesoasoani faamama, faʻatumu, adsorbents, ave faʻataʻitaʻi, mea fau fale e le afaina ai le siosiomaga ma isi mea faapena.