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carbonate cycle

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carbonate cycle [′kär·bə·nət ‚sī·kəl]
(geochemistry)
The biogeochemical carbonate pathways, involving the conversion of carbonate to CO2and HCO3, the solution and deposition of carbonate, and the metabolism and regeneration of it in biological systems.
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