Aragonite dissolution protects calcite at the seafloor
Results from a new model suggest that a deep-sea, carbonate version of galvanization, in which aragonite sacrifies itself to protect the underlying calcite, could explain the predominance of calcite over aragonite in the sediment record.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28711-z |