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Carbonate is fairly common on Earth but is very rare on Mars.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Adrian Brown -- The Time for Mars is Now SETI Institute 2010
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Carbonate shell sinking is also an efficient means of removing organic carbon from the euphotic zone (see Biological Pump above).
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Carbonate rocks, along with associated karst features, are characteristic.
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Carbonate substrates in some areas affect water quality, hydrology, and biota.
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This phenomenon is in contrast to the wide elevational distribution of pinyon – juniper in the Carbonate Woodland Zone (13q) that receives more summer rain and less winter precipitation.
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Carbonate substrates in some areas affect water quality, hydrology, and biota.
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From their website: FiberStone is made from 80% Calcium Carbonate (CaCOз) with a small quantity (20%) of non-toxic resin (HDPE- High Density Polypropylene).
Rock Beats Scissors? FiberStone Tree-Free Paper Begs to Differ. 2008
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Carbonate rocks, such as limestone, are brittle so they tend to fracture and these fractures allow some water movement.
Aquifer 2007
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Carbonate mysteries which has a nice summation of Zondervan et al.
HAnsen and Schmidt: Predicting the Past – Continued « Climate Audit 2006
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The basic story, it seems to me, is that more dissolved CO2 will result in more primary production in the oceans since there will be less need to rely on getting CO2 from bicarbonate i.e. excreting calcium Carbonate.
HAnsen and Schmidt: Predicting the Past – Continued « Climate Audit 2006
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