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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olivier Sulpis, Priyanka Agrawal, Mariette Wolthers, Guy Munhoven, Matthew Walker, Jack J. Middelburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28711-z