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carbonate mineral |
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carbonate mineralAny member of a family of minerals that contains the carbonate ion, CO32−, as the basic structural unit. The carbonates are among the most widely distributed minerals in the earth's crust; the most common are calcite, dolomite, and aragonite. Dolomite replaces calcite in limestones; when this replacement is extensive, the rock is called dolomite. Other relatively common carbonate minerals are siderite, rhodochrosite, strontianite (strontium-rich); smithsonite (zinc-rich); witherite (barium-rich); and cerussite (lead-rich). carbonate mineral [′kär·bə·nət ′min·rəl] (mineralogy) A mineral containing considerable amounts of carbonates. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 1997, The role of mixing and migration of basinal waters in carbonate mineral mass transport, in Montanez, I. Finding only trace amounts of carbonate minerals on Mars isn't the only strike against the hypothesis that most of the Red Planet was once wet and warm (see p. Isotope ratios in a carbonate mineral infiltrating other wood samples suggest the region's average annual temperature 45 million years ago was about 13[degrees]C, says Jahren. |
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