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CARBONATE SEDIMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
CONT

Chemical-organic sediments. ... The carbonate sediments are most common and include limestone and chalk. They are composed essentially of calcium carbonate provided by: the accumulation of the calcareous skeletons of organisms; and/or the direct chemical precipitation of this material from water (usually sea water).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
CONT

Sédimentation carbonatée. Elle est due à l'accumulation de restes d'organismes calcaires particulièrement abondants sur le plateau continental [...] ou résulte de leur activité édificatrice. Certains sédiments carbonatés proviennent du dépôt d'une vase micritique [...], d'autres [...] de la précipitation de CaCO3 [...]

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